initiated measures

Rob Port May 13, 2013 0

As I write this I am reminded how much I enjoyed the North Dakota outdoors. From hunting for Mule Deer...

Rob Port April 24, 2013 0

The North Dakota Senate this morning approved HCR3011, which reforms the initiated measure process for constitutional measures by requiring that...

Rob Port April 5, 2013 0

Update: Senator David Hogue emails to make it clear that this amendment impacts only constituitonal measures. Statutory measures that appropriate...

Rob Port March 6, 2013 32

Today the House Judiciary Committee played host to a packed room full of people testifying on HCR3011 which would, if...

Rob Port February 25, 2013 11

We all remember the scandal last year around two initiated measures that were kept off the statewide ballot by petition...

Rob Port February 19, 2013 8

In North Dakota citizens are allowed to legislate directly through the initiated measure process per Article III of the state...

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 29, 2013 9

Let's not kid ourselves. North Dakota's cities and counties already have lobbyists. They already spend our tax dollars on political...

Rob Port January 24, 2013 19

Yesterday the legislature heard from the alumni of several of the state's universities speaking in favor of legislation providing matching...

Rob Port January 23, 2013 24

Last week I wrote about a bill introduced by Rep. Blair Thoreson which would allow business owners to submit to...