Port: This might be the dumbest tax debate I’ve ever seen
MINOT, N.D. — In Bismarck, our lawmakers are debating two competing tax proposals. One would reduce North Dakota's personal income...
Month: February 2023
Plain Talk: Sen. Cramer criticizes Grand Forks city officials for sticking with Fufeng project for so long
MINOT, N.D. — The Fufeng project, a controversial corn milling plant planned for the Grand Forks by the China-based company,...
Port: If you care about hunting, oppose legislation taking away the state’s ability to regulate deer baiting
MINOT, N.D. — I'll preface this column by saying that, in the hunting tradition I grew up in, baiting animals...
Port: Lawmaker references COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theory in floor debate
MINOT, N.D. — Need another anecdote suggesting that North Dakota's voters, in many parts of the state, didn't exactly send...
Plain Talk: Grand Forks Mayor Bochenski speaks out in the aftermath of the Fufeng controversy
MINOT, N.D. — Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski said his city first asked officials at the Grand Forks Air Force...
Port: Fargo’s gun ordinance tantrum is a contrived controversy
MINOT, N.D. — To hear some of Fargo's city leaders tell it, our state legislators are a bunch of bullies who are...
Leier: Why not become a hunter education instructor?
Guest post from North Dakota Game & Fish outreach biologist Doug Lier. If you’ve ever wondered why a hunter education class...
Port: Want to give property owners some relief? Give the firefighters back their full funding
MINOT, N.D. — Property tax relief is something that is often talked about and seldom accomplished. But that's a whole...
Port: Finally, a straight answer from the feds about Fufeng
MINOT, N.D. — The Department of the Air Force has, finally, provided some clarity to a long-simmering local controversy over a wet...
