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Rob Port June 4, 2013 0

Democrats are trying to build a fence around the IRS scandals by building a narrative in which the scandals represent...

Rob Port May 29, 2013 0

We're well into the low-ebb in North Dakota's political cycle. The elections are over. The legislative session is over. Now...

Rob Port May 6, 2013 0

During the just-ended legislative session I wrote a number of posts about Rep. Kathy Hawken (R-Fargo) missing votes on pro-life...

Rob Port April 25, 2013 0

Obamacare is going to make health insurance hugely more expensive for Americans, and health care harder to get. Unless, that...

Rob Port March 20, 2013 0

Priorities: President Barack Obama is picking Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State to reach the Final Four. President Obama filled out...

Rob Port March 14, 2013 0

The debate over this issue which occurred in the Senate yesterday was over amending an existing bill to add this...

Rob Port March 9, 2013 0

The dynamics around legislation to create an Outdoor Heritage Fund have taken a turn to the interesting. Last year an...

Rob Port March 8, 2013 0

By the numbers, the NDGOP can claim a super-majority in both chambers of the Legislature (as well as within the...

Rob Port March 5, 2013 20

North Dakota's legislature meets only once every two years for a constitutionally-constrained 80 day session. That means the legislative process...

Rob Port February 26, 2013 9

In less than an hour the North Dakota House voted on ten bills related to voting, campaigns and legislative ethics....