legislative session

Rob Port March 4, 2013 8

The Fargo Forum had a review of the first half of the legislative session up this weekend, under the ridiculous...

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 2, 2013 5

Crossover is a very stressful time for many legislators. Leadership and standing committee chairs feel the pressure of making the...

Rob Port February 27, 2013 7

This afternoon, Bloomberg News is reporting that the credit rating agency of Standards and Poors has downgraded the credit rating of the...

Rob Port February 27, 2013 7

Just weeks ago we marked 40 years since the Roe v Wade decision. Most people will tell you that they...

Rob Port February 25, 2013 16

Over the weekend the Fargo Forum ran a story about "lead foot legislators," correlating speeding offenses with the legislator's positions...

Rob Port February 25, 2013 5

At the beginning of the legislative session there were two bills to allow churches and school districts to change their...

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 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 19, 2013 30

Earlier in the legislative session proponents of tougher DUI laws in the state parked, on the steps of the state...