blue laws

Rob Port January 18, 2019 0

State Auditor Josh Gallion joined me on this episode of the Plain Talk podcast to talk about a report his...

Rob Port January 14, 2019 0

Are initiated measures a good way to make public policy? I don't think so, and I talk about it in...

Rob Port July 31, 2017 0

North Dakotans will have the opportunity to sign a statewide petition to place a repeal of the Sunday Closing Law,...

Rob Port March 14, 2017 0

After the House passed a repeal of North Dakota's blue laws - the prohibition on some types of retail sales...

Rob Port January 31, 2017 0

Yesterday the state House of Representatives defeated HB1163 on a 44-50 vote after a lengthy debate with a lot of...

Rob Port January 30, 2017 0

"We're having a damn tent revival," one legislative observer told me of the debate today over HB1163. "Anybody who watched...

Rob Port February 2, 2015 0

HB1434 - the so-called "brunch bill" introduced by Rep. Marie Strinden (D-Grand Forks) - passed the state House narrowly today,...

Rob Port February 10, 2013 20

It was hard to pick this week's Hall of Shame winner, because I was inclined to award it to every...

Rob Port February 7, 2013 27

The North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a bill on Wednesday, sponsored by Rep. Rick Becker of Bismarck, that would...

Rob Port January 31, 2013 8

The Sunday closing law is a fascinating one because a lot of the support and opposition to it. Rep. Rick...