Plain Talk: Sen. Cramer talks Supreme Court rulings, carbon capture, Burgum campaign, and more
MINOT — The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down some significant rulings recently, and Sen. Kevin Cramer likes what he's...
Month: June 2023
Port: We don’t need affirmative action to achieve diversity
MINOT — The U.S. Supreme Court has declared most affirmative action policies to be unconstitutional. Some carry on as if...
Port: Lawmaker suggests Burgum’s troop deployment was motivated by presidential campaign
MINOT, N.D. — On June 1, Gov. Doug Burgum announced that he would be deploying North Dakota National Guard troops to assist...
Port: Williston school district bans reporter after previously asking law enforcement to seize his phone
MINOT, N.D. — Back in January 2022, I wrote about Tom Simon, a radio reporter who had his phone improperly seized by...
Plain Talk: Does it make sense to abolish property taxes?
MINOT, N.D. — Earlier this year a long-simmering feud between Auditor Josh Gallion, members of the Legislature, and local government...
Port: The NDGOP’s new leaders promote attacks on elected Republicans
MINOT, N.D. — Since she was elected chair of the North Dakota Republican Party, a vote that was as narrow as...
Port: North Dakota should create a Department of Public Safety
MINOT, N.D. — Nationally, where there once seemed to be a rare bipartisan consensus around criminal justice reform, Republicans are...
Port: New Hampshire poll shows Doug Burgum at 2%, tied with Mike Pence
MINOT, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum has struggled to have an impact in national polls since he launched his presidential...
Port: Doug Burgum shouldn’t be telling voters that he helped pass term limits
MINOT, N.D. — Recently, a reader in Iowa passed along some photos of a mailer they received from Gov. Doug...
Port: Doug Burgum would like you to buy his golf balls
MINOT, N.D. — Doug Burgum's presidential campaign is selling golf balls. No, really. "We want to send you a set...
