Plain Talk
Forum Communications Co.
Plain Talk is a podcast hosted by Rob Port and Chad Oban focusing on political news and current events in North Dakota. Port is a columnist for the Forum News Service published in papers including the Fargo Forum, Grand Forks Herald, Jamestown Sun, and the Dickinson Press. Oban is a long-time political consultant.
Episodes
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Jan 14, 2019 • 23min
Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 01-14-2019
Rob's appearance on the Jay Thomas Show on WDAY AM970, talking about Legacy Fund spending and legislation regarding the display of license plates on sports cars.
Jan 14, 2019 • 35min
Episode 2: Ethics, Initiated Measures, Blue Law and Sealing Criminal Records
Are initiated measures a good way to make public policy? Rob doesn't think so and points to Measure 1 - a constitutional amendment approved by voters in the 2018 election - as a reason why. Also Rep. Shannon Roers Jones (R-Fargo) talks to Rob about a couple of her bills, including one to let people convicted of crimes petition to have their cases sealed and another to end North Dakota's "blue law" prohibition on Sunday openings.
Jan 11, 2019 • 26min
Episode 1: Governor Doug Burgum
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum joined Rob Port for the first ever episode of the Plain Talk podcast. Burgum talked about the new legislative session and what some have seen as a "frosty" relationship between his administration and lawmakers. He talked about the controversy surrounding his salary, his proposed funding for a Theodore Roosevelt library, and using Legacy Fund earnings to eliminate the income tax.
