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...
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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: 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: 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...
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...
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 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: 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...
Port: Proposed bill would censor books and art portraying sex or nudity
MINOT, N.D. — There is an old, cynical saw about politics which is often attributed (probably erroneously) to Mark Twain,...
Port: Burgum ought to just come out and say he’s going to veto any new property tax buydown
MINOT, N.D. — During his State of the State address yesterday, Gov. Doug Burgum made a forceful case for a...
