Rob Port

Gambling interests want out from under the oversight of Attorney General Drew Wrigley, who has taken a hard line with them. This may be one of the sharpest debates of the upcoming legislative session.

Rep. Eric Murphy joined this episode of Plain Talk to discuss his proposal for finding middle ground on the abortion issue. Also, columnist Gary Emineth talks property taxes.

State Rep. Eric Murphy has a proposal on abortion that reflects what most Americans, and most North Dakotans, want, though it won't make the pro-life or pro-choice sides of the debate happy.

Democracy isn't inherently virtuous. It's up to voters to make it that way.

🔊 West Fargo Rep. Austen Schauer is one lawmaker saying an insurance reserve fund has been mistreating claimants, calling the treatment "callous" and "an abuse of public dollars."

According to nationally representative studies of American adolescents, nearly 70% have reported seeing online pornography. Contributed / Adobe

On this episode of Plain Talk, we discuss the ramifications of condoning political violence, and a new coalition that has formed promoting legislation to pay for school lunches for ND students.

Douglas Jensen has been the president of Bismarck State College since 2020.

The city's ill-fated crusade against lawful firearms transactions that weren't bothering anyone resulted in an entirely predictable outcome. The only winners? The lawyers.

Former Rep. Kelly Armstrong was sworn in as governor on Dec. 15. Rep.-elect Julie Fedorchak, meanwhile, won't be seated until the next Congress commences in January.