Jim Kasper

Rob Port March 5, 2013 20

North Dakota's legislature meets only once every two years for a constitutionally-constrained 80 day session. That means the legislative process...

Rob Port March 3, 2013 16

The last week of the legislative session before crossover was a busy one. Both chambers of the legislature were in...

Rob Port March 1, 2013 9

Yesterday the state House addressed a slew of property tax bills (a full summary of the bills and outcomes below),...

Rob Port February 27, 2013 48

In addition to voting down a school choice bill, and voting for Obamacare's 45% expansion of the already bloated state...

Rob Port February 22, 2013 7

Under HB1452, introduced by Rep. Jim Kasper, would give new state hires the option of choosing a defined contribution pension...

Rob Port February 13, 2013 12

The politics around compensation for elected officials are always strange. The taxpayers see lavish pay and perks as being unseemly,...

Rob Port February 12, 2013 8

HB1332, introduced by Rep. Randy Boehning, originally would have changed North Dakota's voter residency requirement from needing to have lived...

Rob Port February 5, 2013 19

A group of activists, pushing a case for bribery charges made by a Democrat lawyer out of Grand Forks, have...

Rob Port January 31, 2013 34

Republicans are pushing a group of bills making big changes to voting qualifications and processes. HB1332, introduced by Rep. Randy...

Rob Port January 24, 2013 22

There was a humorous moment on the floor of the North Dakota House today while debating a bill addressing insurance...