Rob Port
@robport
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Reporter and columnist for @inforum, and host of the Plain Talk podcast. Tip? Email [email protected]
North Dakota, USA
Joined March 2008
According to sources in Bismarck, Rep. Nico Rios has autographs at least a half-dozen copies of the Bismarck Tribune featuring him and his idiosyncratic haircut.
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RT @PlainTalkND: ND AG @DrewWrigley doesn’t hold back, accusing the ND Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) of misleading la…
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RT @PlainTalkND: Guest co-host and former Senator @ErinOban questions ND AG @DrewWrigley on his bill (SB 2128), which seeks to limit DOCR’s…
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RT @PlainTalkND: Tensions rise as host @RobPort and North Dakota Attorney General @DrewWrigley debate the financial impact of keeping inmat…
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RT @PlainTalkND: In a heated exchange, host @RobPort and guest co-host @ErinOban press ND AG @DrewWrigley on whether his bill will actually…
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RT @PlainTalkND: North Dakota @GovArmstrong provides an update on his property tax proposal, emphasizing that his plan delivers relief firs…
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RT @PlainTalkND: After a fiery discussion with North Dakota Attorney General @DrewWrigley, host @RobPort and guest co-host and former State…
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Missing from the endorsements of Superintendent Kirsten Baesler's nomination for a position in the Trump administration was a statement from Sen. Kevin Cramer. His silence is interesting.
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After the city of Minot completely mismanaged an investigation into police department dysfunction, a group of Minot-area lawmakers want to shut off public access to personnel records.
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I can't argue with this. It's even more compelling because it's in baseball terms.
@robport Rios may be the least valuable legislator but Minot has the lowest W.A.R. in the state.
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"Perhaps we have a workforce shortage because we're killing our children," state Rep. Lori VanWinkle said during a floor debate in support of anti-abortion legislation.
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It was definitely a hot one on Plain Talk today. A heated discussion with AG Drew Wrigley on truth in sentencing legislation, plus Governor Kelly Armstrong weighs in on property taxes. Thanks so much to Erin Oban for sitting in as guest host!
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Allowing cities to keep revenues from municipal courts has created a perverse incentive for bureaucratic bickering over which courts get to hear the cases.
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This measure has been withdrawn since I wrote this. It will likely be back. Attacking legislative pay and benefits may make for good populist politics, but it also makes it harder for ordinary, working-class citizens to serve in office.
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Baesler will serve in the Department of Education as an assistant secretary. She had previously acknowledged having conversations with President Donald Trump's transition team.
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Gonna be a hot show tomorrow with @GovArmstrong, @DrewWrigley and @ErinOban guest hosting for @ChadOban who is on vacation.
Former State Senator @ErinOban fills in for co-host @ChadOban as AG @DrewWrigley discusses Senate Bill 2128 which critics argue is just about mandatory minimums. Then, @Armstrong_ND stops by to talk property taxes and share his take on the legislative session so far. @RobPort
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Paying for school lunches would amount to targeted tax relief for North Dakota families with school-age children. There's room in our state budget for that.
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A legislative resolution that would have North Dakota "acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Christ over all the world" cites words from an advocate of white Christian supremacy.
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RT @PlainTalkND: Rob and Chad reflect on the interview that never happened and the questions they wanted to ask Rep. Nico Rios. Plus, the m…
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RT @PlainTalkND: Minutes before a scheduled interview, Rep. Nico Rios canceled, texting that he had “more important things to do” than enga…
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