Port: Stiffer punishments could be coming for those guilty of petition fraud in North Dakota
MINOT, N.D. — An ultimately successful constitutional amendment implementing term limits took a rocky path through North Dakota's ballot measure...
Month: January 2023
Plain Talk: Sports betting, school administration bloat, and a conflict of interest
MINOT, N.D. — Should sports betting be legal in North Dakota? Should a lawmaker who works for a company that...
Port: I’m worried that some left-wing enemies of income tax cuts are innumerate
MINOT, N.D. — One of the challenges in politics, when evaluating many of the arguments made, is discerning whether those...
A big picture look at North Dakota winter fishing
Guest post from North Dakota Game & Fish outreach biologist Doug Lier. When the first storm iced some parts of...
Port: What is America a beacon of now?
MINOT, N.D. — Maybe it's because I'm a child of the Ronald Reagan years, and he talked about this concept...
Port: Bill seeks to stick a needle in the balloon of North Dakota school administration
MINOT, N.D. — Here's a remarkable statistic touted by a group of lawmakers who are looking to take on administrative...
Port: Bill would require personal details about those requesting public records
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota has excellent statutes protecting the public's access to public records. The law begins with a...
Port: Tension in the Legislature after lawmaker and Sanford Health employee is appointed to PERS Board
MINOT, N.D. — The name of the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System, or PERS, can be a little bit...
Port: If nonprofits can buy bars to promote gambling, are full-on casinos far behind?
MINOT, N.D. — "It's not something we're looking forward to." That's what Mikayla Jablonski Jahner, the executive director of Bismarck...
Guest Post: The reality of winter and wildlife
Guest post from North Dakota Game & Fish outreach biologist Doug Lier. When the phone rings or the inbox pings,...
