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Rob Port February 19, 2013 12

Yesterday SAB had a post up about the anti-abortion bills which passed in the state Senate, but I thought it...

Rob Port February 19, 2013 10

Lost in the media celebration following the Attorney General Opinion on the NDSU issue is the fact that nothing has...

Rob Port February 18, 2013 4

As I age I have more time to reflect on my time in the legislature. Time also has yielded new...

Rob Port February 17, 2013 10

"The board needs to take immediate decisive action to reverse recent policy changes and appoint a chancellor who has a...

Rob Port February 16, 2013 170

This seems entirely inappropriate: BISMARCK – A group of about 45 people stood outside a Bismarck lawmaker’s house Thursday night...

Rob Port February 15, 2013 24

I interviewed Rep. Mark Dosch about HB1466, a bill that would appropriate 25% of a student's share of public education...

Rob Port February 14, 2013 29

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has ruled that the law which some claimed prohibited North Dakota State University from...

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 12, 2013 6

Today Office of Management and Budget Director Pam Sharp gave testimony before a joint meeting of the state House and...