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Rob Port April 30, 2013 0

Yesterday I wrote of the food fight going on between the North Dakota House and the Senate over HB1250, a...

Rob Port April 16, 2013 0

In a show of rank parochial politicking, the Williston Herald praises Democrats for their efforts to "restore" oil impact funding...

Rob Port April 11, 2013 0

Senator Dwight Cook's decision to strip a bill funding oil impacts in western North Dakota of $303 million in funding...

Rob Port March 18, 2013 0

Because they apparently didn't get a number that was shocking enough the first time they were grandstanding on this issue,...

Rob Port February 23, 2013 26

Senator Dwight Cook (R), District 34, has filed SCR 4021 late Friday before the Legislature convened for the week. Co-sponsored...

Rob Port February 20, 2013 11

In his speech carrying SB2059 to the floor, Senator Dick Dever noted an alarming fact that I've written about before...

Rob Port February 8, 2013 7

North Dakota’s current oil tax policy is an assortment of taxes, triggers and discount incentives that have been cobbled together...

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 January 29, 2013 22

I always find it interesting how Republican Senators can figure out ways to raise revenues when we have a huge...

Rob Port January 28, 2013 4

Today Senator Dwight Cook introduced SB2336 (not available online yet) proposing several major changes to North Dakota's oil taxes. He...