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Rob Port January 5, 2013 46

Considering this a bit of an addendum to my post yesterday about pay for public officials versus pay for football...

Rob Port January 4, 2013 48

Earlier today I wrote about proposed increases in pay for North Dakota's executive branch elected officials. Per Governor Jack Dalrymple's...

Rob Port January 4, 2013 18

According to the Grand Forks Herald's editorial today, recently-elected Representative Kevin Cramer needs to prove himself on the farm bill....

Rob Port January 3, 2013 25

I had to laugh when I heard this news report from Senator Heidi Heitkamp who says she'll vote to raise...

Rob Port January 2, 2013 13

CNS is reporting that members in the Democrat controlled Senate received both the 154 page "Fiscal Cliff compromise" bill and...

Rob Port January 2, 2013 20

North Dakota was just rated as the “Best Run State in America”, and there are lessons to be learned as...

Rob Port January 2, 2013 29

I won't tell you that the fiscal cliff deal passed by Congress yesterday was a good thing. I think going...

Rob Port January 1, 2013 15

Earlier today Senator John Hoeven's office sent out a detailed explanation justifying his yes vote for the "fiscal cliff" deal....

Rob Port January 1, 2013 20

About those "spending cuts" that supposedly balance the $620 billion in tax hikes in the "fiscal cliff" deal passed by...

Rob Port January 1, 2013 3

There's not a lot to like about the "fiscal cliff" deal the Senate agreed to last night. It raises taxes...