Port: If North Dakota’s Democrats want to gain ground, they have to be more serious than the Republicans
MINOT, N.D. — It is an unfortunate reality that this Legislature in Bismarck has given the public plenty of reasons to...
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Port: Obsessed with culture war, this Legislature can’t get its work done, and it’s costing taxpayers
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota's lawmakers operate under some significant time restraints. Per Article IV, section 7 of the state constitution, the...
Port: Let’s consider the whole school lunch story, shall we Sen. Schaible?
MINOT, N.D. — "There’s been a few headlines lately criticizing the Legislature for bills related to school lunch and school...
Port: Former Republican lawmaker was at the ‘Stop the Steal’ rally with man arrested for Jan. 6 violence
MINOT, N.D. — Last week, we got the news that Rockne Earles, a man formerly of Oriska, North Dakota, who...
Port: Head of major education lobbying group accuses lawmakers of ‘stupidity’ and calls some ‘extreme’
MINOT, N.D. — Per their website, "The North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders is the state professional association devoted exclusively to protecting...
Port: Government should solve problems, not create them
MINOT, N.D. — An unfortunate side effect of culture war politics is that we spend much time fighting over problems...
Port: With veto, Burgum sides with Sanford on limiting the health care choices of North Dakotans
MINOT, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed House Bill 1416, and that's not good news for health care choices in North...
Port: Attorney general alleges that gambling distributor used veterans group to circumvent state law
MINOT, N.D. — Thanks to the legalization, and subsequent proliferation, of electronic pull tab machines, charitable gaming has become a...
Port: Former North Dakota man, charged with assaulting a cop on Jan. 6, honored law enforcement in 2020
MINOT, N.D. — According to a news release from the Department of Justice, Rockne Earles, formerly of Oriska, North Dakota, was arrested...
Port: Sorry, but North Dakota’s oil industry isn’t just interested in recruiting white Ukrainians
MINOT, N.D. — When North Dakota's oil industry announced a new program aimed at recruiting Ukrainian refugees to help fill...
