North Dakota

Rob Port January 17, 2013 17

The Bismarck Tribune sounds a note on energy taxation and regulation that legislators ought to heed: Although the state has...

Rob Port January 17, 2013 8

Those wanting to give Senator Heidi Heitkamp credit for standing up for President Obama on the gun control issue might...

Rob Port January 17, 2013 10

When voters created North Dakota's tobacco prevention fund back in 2008 they may not have realized that the fund, and...

Rob Port January 16, 2013 63

This legislative session the State of North Dakota has made large strides in the areas of transparency. The state has...

Rob Port January 16, 2013 90

DUI policy will be a hot topic in this legislative session thanks to the Fargo-centric media sensationalizing a few tragic...

Rob Port January 16, 2013 47

One of the chores North Dakota's leaders are tasked with is what to do with the state's Legacy Fund. Per...

Rob Port January 16, 2013 2

Rep. Dwight Kiefert is the sponsor of HB1215 which, if passed, would allow local school districts to decide if they...

Rob Port January 16, 2013 22

News today is that North Dakota's "smoking grade" has improved thanks to the recently-passed statewide smoking ban. Unfortunately, that ban...

Rob Port January 16, 2013 1

Senator Bowman hits the nail on the head, I think. If they're not complaining, it must be too much money....

Rob Port January 16, 2013 1

Alternate headline: University President Suddenly Very Deferential When Legislature Is In Session NDSU President Dean Bresciani was on the Scott...