Month: January 2013

Rob Port January 4, 2013 74

Chris Gregoire and John Kitzhaber, the governors of Washington and Oregon respectively, want the federal government to raise the minimum...

Rob Port January 4, 2013 18

According to the Grand Forks Herald's editorial today, recently-elected Representative Kevin Cramer needs to prove himself on the farm bill....

Rob Port January 4, 2013 87

Putnam County Clerk Dennis Sant, who is refusing to go along with requests for gun owner data from a newspaper...

Rob Port January 4, 2013 13

Taking a look at Governor Dalrymple's proposed budgets for the various executive office holders reveals big pay increases. Dalrymple intends...

Rob Port January 4, 2013 5

US auto sales hit a five-year high for 2012 (a lot of that has to do with Japanese auto manufacturers...

Rob Port January 3, 2013 19

Last month Blue Cross Blue Shield had a lot of people in political circles in the state scratching their heads...

Rob Port January 3, 2013 127

This is the genius of federalism, which allows states to compete with one another in terms of policy, at work:...

Rob Port January 3, 2013 25

I had to laugh when I heard this news report from Senator Heidi Heitkamp who says she'll vote to raise...

Rob Port January 3, 2013 47

Who knew that Heidi Heitkamp's swearing-in ceremony in the Senate today would have a "war on women" moment. You've got...

Rob Port January 3, 2013 13

CNS reports that according to FBI statistics gun sales in the US, as measured by background check requests, increased by...