Rob Port

Cities like Minot, where supposedly conservative local leaders have spent down reserves to prop up spending, setting the stage for big property tax hikes, are empowered by loopholes in the law. inforum.com/opinion/column…

Between proposals to embed big spending obligations in our state constituiton and a court ruling letting activists lock elected leaders out from reforming the law, North Dakota is at risk. inforum.com/opinion/column…

As the end of the Trump era draws near, how much do the president's threats still matter? inforum.com/opinion/column…

District 19 candidate Lynell Popowski says she was unaware her job with the state of Minnesota was entirely funded by federal dollars, making her ineligible to seeking partisan office. inforum.com/opinion/column…

The opponents of data centers want us to believe that there is no way to build them responsibly. That is demonstrably untrue. inforum.com/opinion/column…

NDSU President Marshall Stewart has a down-to-earth attitude that will fit in North Dakota just fine. inforum.com/opinion/column…

New diclosures show almost all of the money behind Citizens Alliance of North Dakota came from elsewhere. inforum.com/opinion/column…

On this Plain Talk, former Fargo city commissioner Arlette Preston talks about the proposal to turn the commission into a city council apportioned into wards. She also disputes former Mayor Tim Mahoney's claims about the cost of this move, and the idea that it would promote a "weak mayor." Also on this episode, Chad Oban and I talk about the State Historical Society of North Dakota's problems fundraising for the veterans museum, and fatherhood. Click to listen and subscribe! youtu.be/UdQNK6q2KhU

Hammer was never going to beat an incumbent Republican at fundraising in a red state, but he's not even coming close to his fundraising performance from last cycle. inforum.com/opinion/column…

epaper.grandforksherald.com/infinity/artic… A nice read, thanks @robport. My kids and grandkids always used the neighbor’s. One time Cat broke her arm during the NCAA tournament during the 3rd period. I joined her at the ER after the game. Sadly, they got rid of it, but it hosted many good times.

When it comes to interstate pipelines, North Dakota regulators have oversight on things like siting, but safety is, by law, under the purview of the federal government. inforum.com/opinion/column…

"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly." inforum.com/opinion/column…

They celebrated milestones with their families — first words, first steps, birthdays and life goals. They never knew they had been living their lives with the wrong identities. inforum.com/news/north-dak…

From Sen. Mitch McConnell in Kentucky to Rep. Jim Kasper in Fargo, the public is owed an explanation when elected leaders disappear from the public eye. Perhaps the law should require it. inforum.com/opinion/column…

It turns out, despite what certain hysterics could have us believe, approving a permit for a data center looks a lot like approving any other big industrial project. inforum.com/opinion/column…

It seems we're going to have a political cycle in which socialism is a hot-button term. Let's be honest about what it is, and what it is not. inforum.com/opinion/column…

On this Plain Talk, Attorney General Drew Wrigley talks about North Dakota's new crime report, his on-going push for "truth in sentencing laws," and his battles with the Department of Corrections. Click to watch and subscribe! youtu.be/Nky0L65JWD4

@LauraDronen Yeah, it's going to re-arrange our economy. It's always been thus. Cars put a lot of buggy makers out of business, etc., etc. It does worry me that it's happening so much faster than before.

@robport Just last night, I was talking to someone who quit his job as a software developer at a small startup because the CEO was demanding that they use AI for coding. He said, “I was like a project manager with the most incompetent intern in your life”

“I think it’s the sort of trending topic that’s like catnip to the start-up yuppies and LinkedIn psychopaths who attend this sort of thing.” Is one of the funniest sentences I’ve read recently. But, those are also the exact same folks pushing LLMs on everyone

If Fargo Mayor Josh Boschee were to resign his legislative seat before Aug. 1, the voters could pick his replacement. Resigning after that date means his political party gets to choose. inforum.com/opinion/column…