Rob Port is a news reporter, columnist, and podcast host for the Forum News Service with an extensive background in investigations and public records. He covers politics and government in North Dakota and the upper Midwest. Reach him at rport@forumcomm.com. Click here to subscribe to his Plain Talk…| Dickinson Press
Peyton Haug joined The Forum as the Bismarck correspondent in June 2024. Reach Peyton at phaug@forumcomm.com.| Dickinson Press
Sorry, parents, but the government isn’t going to be able to censor your child’s internet use for you.| Dickinson Press
The Legislature can't amend the governor's constitutionally defined veto process in statute.| Dickinson Press
Open court proceedings exist not just to protect the accused, but also to ensure accountability for the judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officials who participate.| Dickinson Press
A limited podcast series from Bismarck filmmaker (and Plain Talk podcast producer) Matt Fern tells a story of cozy politics, and how it can be exposed.| Dickinson Press
The latest opinion columns for the Dickinson area and throughout North Dakota and South Dakota.| Dickinson Press
In contrast to North Dakota, at least seven oil-and-gas-producing states have taken either legislative or judicial action to restrict the costs that can be deducted from royalty owners’ checks.| Dickinson Press
An audit conducted by the state found there were hundreds of thousands of dollars in accounting errors between the state colleges in Grand Forks, Dickinson, Williston and Mayville.| Dickinson Press
Cases that are dismissed or acquitted as of Aug. 1 will close 61 days after the ruling. Defendants with acquittals or dismissals before Aug. 1 have to file a petition to seal the records.| Dickinson Press
Following Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto snafu in May, the assembly is drafting legislation to clarify the veto process.| Dickinson Press
April Baumgarten has been a journalist in North Dakota since 2011. She joined The Forum in February 2019 as an investigative reporter. Readers can reach her at 701-241-5417 or abaumgarten@forumcomm.com.| Dickinson Press
News and government updates from throughout North Dakota. News, government, traffic updates, accidents, fires, education news, and more.| Dickinson Press
