MINOT, N.D. — The first time I ever met Drew Wrigley, who is currently North Dakota’s attorney general, he pulled out a little baggie from his wallet that contained a small piece of paper in it. It was one of the infamous “hanging chads” from the contested 2000 election between Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al…
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Port: Wrigley responds to report about his call for recounts in 2020 election
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Port: North Dakota Republicans increasingly getting burned by Trumpy loons
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Plain Talk: Are term limits really what’s right for North Dakota?
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Cayler Ellingson deserves better than to be an avatar for cheap political talking points
North Dakota
Port: Wrigley responds to report about his call for recounts in 2020 election
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Cayler Ellingson deserves better than to be an avatar for cheap political talking points
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Port: Wouldn’t it be nice if political leaders respected both immigrants and the need for border security?
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Port: As Trump embraces the Qanon movement, when are North Dakota’s Republicans going to turn away?
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Port: Congratulations to Mac Schneider, but we need to pick up the pace with these appointments
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But property taxes’ is not a good argument against flattening North Dakota’s income taxes
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On Respect for Marriage Act, Rep. Armstrong is right and Sen. Cramer is wrong
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The campaign to bamboozle us into limiting our own voting rights
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We have an acute teacher shortage, and some ND lawmakers are talking about punishing educators
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Some in Dem-NPL are ‘furious’ and ‘disgusted’ by ousting of House candidate in favor of Cara Mund
National
Port: Brett Favre, selective outrage, and our deeply unhealthy obsession with sports
MINOT, N.D. — Brett Favre is getting roasted, and I’m here for it. I don’t bear the man any animosity because of his football career and team affiliations. I’d have to care about football before that could be true. But I will admit to some schadenfreude over the suspension of his SiriusXM talk show , and the…
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Port: North Dakota Republicans increasingly getting burned by Trumpy loons
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Online idiocy takes over a small-town tragedy
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Port: North Dakota’s open records laws, election conspiracies, and the tyranny of the confidently incorrect
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Port: Let’s acknowledge the deceit at the heart of Cara Mund’s US House campaign
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Port: A national abortion ban isn’t any more constitutional than Roe v. Wade was
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Here’s 12 minutes of Senate candidate Rick Becker whining about how Republicans don’t like him any more
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ND election officials being flooded with ‘canned’ records requests from election conspiracy activists
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Rick Becker officially leaves the Republican Party behind
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The term limits measure, the result of ‘likely fraud’, should not be on North Dakota’s ballot
This And That
Plain Talk: Are term limits really what’s right for North Dakota?
MINOT, N.D. — It’s been a circuitous route to the ballot for a ballot measure implementing term limits for North Dakota’s lawmakers and governor. State officials maintain that the signature collection process behind it was riddled with fraud, but the state Supreme Court put it on the ballot on a legal technicality, finding that the…
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Plain Talk: In second debate, Democratic-NPL ag commissioner candidate says vote for the Republican
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Plain Talk: Gov. Burgum says North Dakota’s baby boom is driving a need for new child care policy
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Plain Talk: In first debate, attorney general candidates clash over crime, marijuana, and more
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Plain Talk: Cramer talks Russia, student loan forgiveness, Mund and Becker
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Plain Talk: Cara Mund, Rep. Kelly Armstrong square off in first U.S. House debate
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Plain Talk: What do you think of this proposal exempting most North Dakota households from income taxes?
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Plain Talk: NDGOP chairman says party may pull support for candidates in slurs controversy
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Plain Talk: Cass County prosecutor candidate talks conflict of interest and campaign, ACLU talks abortion
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Plain Talk: Cara Mund, Rick Becker, recreational marijuana, and Liz Cheney