Rob Port

Reporter and columnist for @inforum, and host of the Plain Talk podcast.

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The high-stakes fight over Measure 1 is exposing a glaring contradiction on the ballot, and Measure 2 is paying the price.

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The issue may be good for driving social media engagement, but it's unlikely to win anyone an election.

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Jill Kringstad and Scot Kelsh debate utility rates and consumer protections on Plain Talk.

Full debate video: https://t.co/1owhP39C1P

#NDpol #PublicServiceCommission #PlainTalk

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Grid reliability and energy strategy debate between Public Service Commissioner Jill Kringstad and Scot Kelsh on Plain Talk.

Full debate: https://t.co/1owhP39C1P

#NDpol #PublicServiceCommission #EnergyPolicy

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Jill Kringstad and Scot Kelsh outline their key priorities for the Public Service Commission on Plain Talk.

Watch full debate: https://t.co/1owhP3a9Rn

#NDpol #PublicServiceCommission #PlainTalk

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Jill Kringstad and Scot Kelsh debate regulatory transparency and landowner rights oversight on Plain Talk.

Full debate link: https://t.co/1owhP39C1P

#NDpol #PublicServiceCommission #PlainTalk

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"You may have insurance, but can you afford to actually use it?"

ND Insurance Commissioner John Godfread joins us on the latest #PlainTalk to break down brutal 20-27% rate hikes for 2027 and why healthcare costs are nearing a breaking point. Plus: a look at the ND Commerce Dept controversies.

Watch on YouTube (subscribe!): https://t.co/Mluo2Ex3GH

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#NDPol #NorthDakota #Healthcare

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"We need to keep hospitals doors open. We also have to have families that can afford to walk through those same doors"

ND Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread warns we are hitting a dangerous tipping point: "You may have insurance, but can you afford to actually use it?"

Full episode: https://t.co/smfrRAslih
#ndpol #NorthDakota #Healthcare

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"We spent a lot of time arguing over who's paying the bill, not arguing over why is it so high."

ND Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread warns that unchecked rate hikes mean. "We're driving towards the one thing that I don't think anybody in the room wants is a Medicare for all situation."

Full episode: https://t.co/smfrRAslih #ndpol

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"We're not going to be able to do those things if the public gets the idea that it's corrupt when we do them and it's just rich people helping out other rich people or just bellying up to the salad bar and serving themselves a heaping helping of public assistance."

@ChadOban and and @robport dig into the ND Commerce Department controversy.

Full episode: https://t.co/smfrRAslih #ndpol

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"Having the chairman of a board use taxpayer dollars to write a grant to your own company, if it's not unethical, if it's not illegal, it certainly stinks like it should be unethical."

@ChadOban and @RobPort discuss what reforms the Legislature and the governor need to make at the ND Commerce Department.

"If the Commerce Department and the Legislature doesn't want Jeff Magrum to get juice on this kind of stuff, stop proving him right."

Full episode: https://t.co/smfrRAslih #ndpol

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A Plain Talk listener says co-host Chad Oban looks like Tom Segura.

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New Plain Talk debate: ND Public Service Commission incumbent Jill Kringstad faces off against Dem-NPL challenger Scot Kelsh. We dive into climbing utility bills, massive energy projects, and landowner rights.

Watch Ep. 753 here: https://t.co/1owhP39C1P

#NDPol #NorthDakota

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It's not just blind partisanship shielding North Dakota from the national blue wave. It’s that our Republicans actually govern like adults, not the MAGA fringe.

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What's missing from the case against the candidates is any evidence that the disputed petition signatures were anything more than incomplete.

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Should taxpayer money fund school meals at private institutions? Measure 2 proponents and opponents clash over universal student benefits versus public spending limits in North Dakota.

Watch the full debate here: https://t.co/Rc4qAsW0qw

#NDpol #Measure2 #NorthDakota #PlainTalk

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Policy or fundamental principle? Bob Harms argues constitutional amendments should not dictate daily state budget spending like Measure 2. Rep. Zac Ista says legislative refusal left voters with no alternative.

Full debate: https://t.co/xmsUMIgBX3

#NDpol #Measure2 #NorthDakota #PlainTalk

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Universal benefit or targeted assistance? Rep. Zac Ista calls Measure 2 a targeted relief measure saving families up to $1,000 per student, while Bob Harms warns of fiscal strain and unnecessary state subsidies.

Watch full debate: https://t.co/xmsUMIg47v

#NDpol #Measure2 #NorthDakota #PlainTalk

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Roughly $2 million in unpaid school meal debt sits in North Dakota school districts. Rep. Zac Ista says Measure 2 wipes out student lunch debt; Bob Harms argues legislative policy is the correct fix.

Full debate: https://t.co/Rc4qAsW0qw

#NDpol #Measure2 #NorthDakota #PlainTalk

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The teacher bonuses proposal should be considered on its own merits rather than on the party affiliation of those who came up with it.

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