mike schatz

March 5, 2019 Rob Port

I don't know about the rest of you, but this Dickinson Press report about Department of Corrections employees griping about reforms...

March 13, 2017 Rob Port

You wouldn't think that our state would need a law like the one SB2249 proposes. You'd think that, should a...

March 7, 2017 Rob Port

Today HB1337, introduced by Rep. Mike Schatz (R-New England), got a hearing in the Senate Education Committee (it passed a...

April 8, 2016 Rob Port

News this morning is that Minot lawmaker Roger Brabandt, a Republican who represents District 5 in the state House, has...

November 5, 2015 Rob Port

"E-cigarettes more popular than tobacco among teens, survey finds" That's the headline to a Bismarck Tribune article by Amy Sisk. And...

September 10, 2015 Rob Port

About a month ago I wrote a post about Rep. Mike Schatz, a Republican lawmaker from New England, questioning whether...

August 3, 2015 Rob Port

North Dakota's Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy, a state agency which also operates as BreatheND, has been active in...

April 13, 2015 Rob Port

Earlier this legislative session the opponents of Common Core education standards were dealt a blow when lawmakers defeated a bill...

September 17, 2014 Rob Port

Earlier this year Democrats were making a stink about needing a special legislative session to address needs in western North...

February 25, 2013 Rob Port

Over the weekend the Fargo Forum ran a story about "lead foot legislators," correlating speeding offenses with the legislator's positions...