The reality of ice fishing impacts on North Dakota fish populations
Guest post from North Dakota Game & Fish outreach biologist Doug Lier. We’ve seen it before. A few ice shelters...
Month: January 2023
Port: At the Legislature, some hypocrisy over ‘sanctuary’ policies when it comes to guns and people
MINOT, N.D. — Yesterday, the state House of Representatives passed, by a wide margin, House Bill 1155 . The bill, introduced by...
Port: Responding to term limits fracas, this bill would strengthen state’s ability to block ballot measures
MINOT, N.D. — A legal fight around a controversial constitutional amendment implementing term limits has prompted lawmakers to introduce a...
Port: Lawmaker accused and cleared of sexual harassment files bill to criminalize false accusations
MINOT, N.D. — A state lawmaker and University of North Dakota professor accused, and ultimately cleared , of Title IX violations last...
Port: Mandatory minimum sentences are a distraction from our justice system’s real needs
MINOT, N.D. — If you're concerned about crime, and in some places you should be, then a bill before the...
Guest Post: Urging legislators to again reject price controls and government intervention on drug prices
This guest post was submitted by Arik Spencer, the president and CEO of the Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce,...
Port: It seems personal connections matter a lot when it comes to judicial appointments in North Dakota
MINOT, N.D. — Recently, we saw headlines about Judge Douglas Bahr getting appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum to finish the...
Port: Burgum called for pension reform, now one of his former staffers is calling for a bailout instead
MINOT, N.D. — Sen. Sean Cleary, a Republican from Bismarck, is a former staffer for Governor Gov. Burgum. Last year,...
Plain Talk: Can this Republican majority in the U.S. House govern?
MINOT, N.D. — The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives is an exceeding slim majority. All the more...
Port: There’s good populism, and there’s bad populism, and it’s important for us to know the difference
MINOT, N.D. — It probably doesn't surprise those who read my work consistently to learn that I am not a...
