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Rob Port January 10, 2018 0

As SAB readers know, there has been a years-long dispute over ownership of minerals under Lake Sakakawea. That lake is...

Rob Port January 10, 2018 0

Because Senator Heidi Heitkamp is terrified that Congressman Kevin Cramer might run for her seat this year she's deployed her...

Rob Port September 12, 2017 0

Yesterday I interviewed state Rep. Marvin Nelson about a proposed ballot measure he's backing which would expand worker's compensation insurance...

Rob Port September 11, 2017 0

In North Dakota, worker's compensation insurance is a monopoly. If you own a business you are required to purchase worker's...

Rob Port May 24, 2017 0

A recent news article credulously reported the claims of a Bismarck attorney who is accusing the Department of Mineral Resources...

Rob Port April 7, 2017 0

Back during his gubernatorial campaign last year Rep. Marvin Nelson (D-Rolla) warned that the state's budget problems could result in...

Rob Port March 24, 2017 0

There has been an angry response from some factions of North Dakota politics over Governor Doug Burgum signing into law...

Rob Port February 21, 2017 0

HB1397 touches on a couple of the peculiarities to the North Dakota legislative process. The first is the tradition that...

Rob Port February 15, 2017 0

Back in 2015 there was a controversy over prayer at high school sports events here in North Dakota. At the...

Rob Port February 13, 2017 0

Rep. Keith Kempenich (R-Bowman) got a lot of blowback when HB1203, which he sponsored, hit the national media. He told...