Port: Bill would require personal details about those requesting public records
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota has excellent statutes protecting the public's access to public records. The law begins with a...
Port: Tension in the Legislature after lawmaker and Sanford Health employee is appointed to PERS Board
MINOT, N.D. — The name of the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System, or PERS, can be a little bit...
Port: If nonprofits can buy bars to promote gambling, are full-on casinos far behind?
MINOT, N.D. — "It's not something we're looking forward to." That's what Mikayla Jablonski Jahner, the executive director of Bismarck...
Guest Post: The reality of winter and wildlife
Guest post from North Dakota Game & Fish outreach biologist Doug Lier. When the phone rings or the inbox pings,...
Port: Proposed bill would censor books and art portraying sex or nudity
MINOT, N.D. — There is an old, cynical saw about politics which is often attributed (probably erroneously) to Mark Twain,...
Plain Talk: Gambling, State of the State, the new legislative session, and Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller
MINOT, N.D. — Tammy Miller went from being the CEO of a major, Fargo-based corporation, to the COO of Gov....
Port: Gambling in North Dakota has become a cut-throat, billion-dollar industry with little oversight
MINOT, N.D. — If you were to ask the average citizen if gambling were legal in North Dakota, you'd probably...
Port: Burgum ought to just come out and say he’s going to veto any new property tax buydown
MINOT, N.D. — During his State of the State address yesterday, Gov. Doug Burgum made a forceful case for a...
Port: For North Dakota’s legislative leaders, a lesson from Washington
MINOT, N.D. — If we were to do a ranking of the most Trump-toadying Republicans, Rep. Kevin McCarthy would have...
Port: Roosevelt library foundation say they’re on track for about $300M in donations after Hamm gift
MINOT, N.D. — In his State of the State address to North Dakota's convening lawmakers, Gov. Doug Burgum made a...
