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Rob Port March 30, 2017 0

The joke among lawmakers this legislative session is that the wind energy industry, exercised by legislation aimed at undermining some...

Rob Port March 30, 2017 0

For those of you who don’t know what civil asset forfeiture, it’s essentially a process whereby law enforcement can take...

Rob Port March 30, 2017 0

I wrote earlier today about a Senate committee making big changes to HB1221, which people are calling "Andrew's Law," and...

Rob Port March 30, 2017 0

Did I call this? I'm pretty sure I called this. Earlier this week I wrote that the House would likely...

Rob Port March 30, 2017 0

Andrew Sadek was a college student at the North Dakota State College of Sciences in Wahpeton. After getting busted for...

Rob Port March 29, 2017 0

We need to set the record straight on state funding for the Senior Mill Levy Match. The state funding for...

Rob Port March 29, 2017 0

Back during his campaign last year Governor Doug Burgum promised to forgo his salary. Since taking office, he's spent a...

Rob Port March 29, 2017 0

Yesterday House lawmakers passed SB2166 by a 75-17 vote. The bill had previously in the Senate on a 38-8 vote....

Rob Port March 29, 2017 0

Earlier this week Governor Doug Burgum vetoed HB1153, legislation aimed at capping bonuses for executive branch employees. The bill was...

Rob Port March 29, 2017 0

As North Dakota's lawmakers work towards finalizing budgets we're getting a lot of sad, sad headlines about the (often exaggerated)...