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Rob Port December 10, 2019 0

North Dakota Treasurer Kelly Schmidt, a Republican, has announced she won't seek a fifth four-year term in office during the...

Rob Port April 25, 2019 0

State Rep. Shannon Roers Jones (R-Fargo) has spent a lot of time this legislative session pushing to decriminalize possession of...

Rob Port April 10, 2019 0

State Senator Kristin Roers (R-Fargo) is a cousin to state Rep. Shannon Roers Jones (R-Fargo). The latter Roers introduced legislation...

Rob Port April 9, 2019 0

Kudos to state Senator Kristin Roers for bringing back legislation to decriminalize marijuana by way of a floor amendment this...

Rob Port February 26, 2019 0

The North Dakota Legislature has a tradition of giving every bill introduced, at the very least, a committee hearing and...

Rob Port February 25, 2019 0

On this episode of Plain Talk, marijuana activist David Owen says the Legislature killing a decriminalization bill was "shameful" because...

Rob Port January 17, 2019 0

The debate was long winded, but ultimately the vote wasn't close. The Sunday opening or "blue laws" bill, HB1097 introduced...

Rob Port January 14, 2019 0

Are initiated measures a good way to make public policy? I don't think so, and I talk about it in...

Rob Port January 11, 2019 0

Earlier this week I wrote about legislation introduced by Rep. Shannon Roers Jones (R-Fargo) which would allow criminals (except those...

Rob Port January 9, 2019 0

On the ballot last year a measure which would have legalized medical marijuana, and expunged the records of those convicted...