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Rob Port February 5, 2013 5

Yesterday the North Dakota House voted down HB1387 which would have instituted a 127% tax hike on cigarettes. The bill...

Rob Port February 4, 2013 48

“Unfortunately, her friend’s little sister was murdered in Sandy Hook that day when lock-down and 911 were not enough to...

Rob Port February 3, 2013 7

I have a column in today's Grand Forks Herald (also published in the Ashley Tribune, the Barnes County Independent, the...

Rob Port February 3, 2013 54

Gun rights. Abortion rights. Right to free speech. We’re flooded with political messages about rights. Mr. Obama made many mentions...

Rob Port February 1, 2013 10

Senator Dwight Cook's proposal for reform of oil extraction taxes has created some surprising bi-partisanship in criticism. Earlier this week...

Rob Port February 1, 2013 32

There is a heavy vibe of irony coming from the ND legislature this week. Yesterday I wrote about a resolution...

Rob Port January 31, 2013 12

Perhaps the most interesting debate in the legislature today was over a bill that would have repealed the state's regulation...

Rob Port January 31, 2013 32

Labor unions, who were very active in pushing Obamacare, are now upset that the law is set to cost them...

Rob Port January 28, 2013 36

I'm normally a little suspicious of giving absolute moral authority to the victims/family of victims/friends of victims of some tragedy...

Rob Port January 28, 2013 10

One of the ideas for gun control being bandied about in Washington is a waiting period for gun purchases. Glenn...