blue laws

January 18, 2019 Rob Port

State Auditor Josh Gallion joined me on this episode of the Plain Talk podcast to talk about a report his...

January 14, 2019 Rob Port

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

July 31, 2017 Rob Port

North Dakotans will have the opportunity to sign a statewide petition to place a repeal of the Sunday Closing Law,...

March 14, 2017 Rob Port

After the House passed a repeal of North Dakota's blue laws - the prohibition on some types of retail sales...

January 31, 2017 Rob Port

Yesterday the state House of Representatives defeated HB1163 on a 44-50 vote after a lengthy debate with a lot of...

January 30, 2017 Rob Port

"We're having a damn tent revival," one legislative observer told me of the debate today over HB1163. "Anybody who watched...

February 2, 2015 Rob Port

HB1434 - the so-called "brunch bill" introduced by Rep. Marie Strinden (D-Grand Forks) - passed the state House narrowly today,...

February 10, 2013 Rob Port

It was hard to pick this week's Hall of Shame winner, because I was inclined to award it to every...

February 7, 2013 Rob Port

The North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a bill on Wednesday, sponsored by Rep. Rick Becker of Bismarck, that would...

January 31, 2013 Rob Port

The Sunday closing law is a fascinating one because a lot of the support and opposition to it. Rep. Rick...