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Rob Port February 6, 2017 0

There are a lot of politics behind SB2225, introduced by Republican state Senator Don Schaible of Mott. Under current law...

Rob Port February 6, 2017 0

House Bill 1422, scheduled for hearing before the House Judiciary Committee today, is more than problematic: it is unlawful. The...

Rob Port February 3, 2017 0

UPDATE: After the committee hearing today this legislation was amended and turned into a study. In Bismarck lawmakers are debating HB1427 which...

Rob Port February 3, 2017 0

Today the North Dakota House of Representatives took up in a floor debate HB1319. This is touchy legislation. It would...

Rob Port February 1, 2017 0

Last week I published a letter Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig and Bismarck City Commissioner Steve Marquardt had sent to...

Rob Port February 1, 2017 0

There is a lot of very bad public policy surrounding wind power. One example is the massive, market-distorting wind power...

Rob Port February 1, 2017 0

"North Dakota has the fifth largest wage gap in the country with women making an average of 71 cents for...

Rob Port February 1, 2017 0

"Gehrig violates trust" That was the headline of a Fargo Forum editorial published online yesterday which chastised City Commissioner Tony...

Rob Port January 31, 2017 0

The state House of Representatives held a second floor session today at 5:00pm, which is a bit unusual. Typically we don't...

Rob Port January 31, 2017 0

Yesterday the state House of Representatives defeated HB1163 on a 44-50 vote after a lengthy debate with a lot of...