Port: One lawmaker’s petty feud with Gov. Burgum puts North Dakota’s economic wellbeing at risk
MINOT, N.D. — Over the last few decades, North Dakota has prided itself as being a place that's open for...
Port: A poison pill was just dropped into debate over North Dakota’s public worker pensions
MINOT, N.D. — One of the most consequential debates in Bismarck this session will be the one over the state's...
Plain Talk: Prescription drug prices and income tax cuts
MINOT, N.D. — Two state officials joined this episode of Plain Talk to discuss a couple of the more complicated...
Port: Who knew our public libraries were such dens of iniquity?
MINOT, N.D. — It is instructive, before we delve into the censorious agenda some state lawmakers have brought to the...
The reality of ice fishing impacts on North Dakota fish populations
Guest post from North Dakota Game & Fish outreach biologist Doug Lier. We’ve seen it before. A few ice shelters...
Port: At the Legislature, some hypocrisy over ‘sanctuary’ policies when it comes to guns and people
MINOT, N.D. — Yesterday, the state House of Representatives passed, by a wide margin, House Bill 1155 . The bill, introduced by...
Port: Responding to term limits fracas, this bill would strengthen state’s ability to block ballot measures
MINOT, N.D. — A legal fight around a controversial constitutional amendment implementing term limits has prompted lawmakers to introduce a...
Port: Lawmaker accused and cleared of sexual harassment files bill to criminalize false accusations
MINOT, N.D. — A state lawmaker and University of North Dakota professor accused, and ultimately cleared , of Title IX violations last...
Port: Mandatory minimum sentences are a distraction from our justice system’s real needs
MINOT, N.D. — If you're concerned about crime, and in some places you should be, then a bill before the...
Guest Post: Urging legislators to again reject price controls and government intervention on drug prices
This guest post was submitted by Arik Spencer, the president and CEO of the Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce,...
