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Voters in North Dakota have a chance to put an end to property taxes. A ballot measure in North Dakota will give voters a choice to end property taxes in the Peace Garden State. Steve Moen, one of the many voices calling for property taxes to be abolished, shared, “The way our taxes are going, if this doesn’t pass, there’s going to be a lot of elderly citizens losing their homes.” Rick Becker, the chair of the organization, that helped put the measure on North Dakota’s state ballot, shared, “property taxes are the most egregious and least moral of all...

The choice in North Dakota’s U.S. Senate race, according to one of the candidates, is a simple binary: a bowl of oatmeal, or an egg-avocado breakfast platter. That metaphor was recently posted on Facebook, in meme form, by Rick Becker, a Republican state lawmaker who just launched a primary campaign to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. John Hoeven. Neither of their names are referenced. But the suggestion is clear: Becker—a fire-breathing MAGA conservative popular with the state’s ultra-right—is meant to be the exciting, appetizing choice. And Hoeven—a reserved two-term senator who is as likely to appear on an agriculture policy newscast...

GRAND FORKS — When state Rep. Rick Becker announced his retirement from the Legislature last month, it had the ring of a farewell. The Bismarck Republican wrote an editorial about passing the legislative torch; it seemed likely that the rest of his 2022 might mark a transition into private life. Not anymore. This weekend, Becker announced he’s entering the race for the U.S. Senate, challenging incumbent Republican and ex-governor John Hoeven for one of the highest seats in North Dakota politics. The move sets up a long-shot challenge against one of the state’s most invincible politicians. Hoeven, who was elected...