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July 25, 2015 Rob Port

Earlier this week the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down North Dakota's pro-life "heartbeat bill" which would ban abortions...

July 22, 2015 Rob Port

The 8th Circuit affirmed the US District Court Opinion that HB 1456 (the “Heartbeat Bill”) is unconstitutional. But the 8th...

July 2, 2015 Rob Port

I was happy to be a part of Chris Berg's weekly roundtable discussion on 6:30 Point of View this evening...

February 18, 2015 Rob Port

It was interesting to watch the hype over the movie Fifty Shades of Grey coming out on Valentine's Day. Ah, the...

February 4, 2015 Rob Port

The ND Legislature released a revised revenue forecast last week. Expected revenues continue to be strong but the days of...

January 30, 2015 Rob Port

Earlier this month the Fargo Forum reported that the Fargo City Commission was considering a re-write of local taxi regulations...

January 21, 2015 Rob Port

Rob posted last week about a piece in The Forum that addressed the Teachers’ Fund for Retirement (“TFFR”). He was...

January 13, 2015 Rob Port

Pictured above, President Richard Nixon signs the Endangered Species Act into law on December 28, 1973 The Keystone Pipeline continues...

January 7, 2015 Rob Port

It was 1997 my first year in the North Dakota Legislature and a Bill came to the floor to complete...

January 6, 2015 Rob Port

The North Dakota Women's Network is an organization which claims to want more women in politics for no other reason...