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Rob Port

Columnist

Rob Port was a pioneer in political blogging in North Dakota, founding SayAnythingBlog.com in 2003. Before beginning his writing career, he spent 10 years working as a private investigator specializing in insurance fraud, accessing public records, and criminal defense.

He publishes digital and print columns covering North Dakota government and politics, and also hosts the Plain Talk podcast.

The end of the 2025 legislative session is days away. At the end, will the law say North Dakotans get to know more about how their political candidates raise and spend their campaign funds, or less?
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The Ray Holmberg story is hardly the only scandal North Dakota's Republicans have faced in recent years. Yet, in 2023, the party got rid of its code of conduct.
Nearly a decade later, North Dakota is finally getting some justice from the courts over the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Our state should also get an apology from the former president.
Rep. Jeremy Olson talks oil incentives, property taxes, school choice and end-of-the-session frustrations on this episode of Plain Talk.
Lawmakers sent the attorney general's budget back to committee over concerns about a vaping amendment that would have been a lollipop for certain major players in the tobacco industry.
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The Senate wants to cap the amount of property tax relief North Dakotans can receive, pitting itself against the House and the governor. Would Armstrong use a special session to get them to cave?
The private schools let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and now they're going to get nothing.
Rep. Lawrence Klemin, a Bismarck Republican, compared a casino project backed by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa to something controlled by Chinese communists.
🎙️ On this Plain Talk, Gov. Kelly Armstrong discusses his vetoes of a book ban bill and school vouchers legislation. Also, North Dakota Troubador Chuck Suchy performs live.
"Senate Majority Leader David Hogue's insistence on so-called 'skin in the game' amendments to property tax relief would hit rural homeowners the hardest," Rob Port writes.