Port: This fantastic new state website is an idea that could help with Commerce Department controversies

MINOT — North Dakota's State Investment Board should be commended for its new transparency website dedicated to the Legacy Fund. And, beyond that, a group of lawmakers who backed a bill to prompt its development should get a pat on the back, too. The website was developed in response to House Bill 1319, sponsored by Reps. Bernie Satrom and Mitch Ostlie, and Sen. Cole Conley during the 2025 session. Good on them for having a good idea and pushing it through. The Legacy Fund, of course, is our state s multi-billion-dollar savings account, fed by a slice of our oil and gas tax revenues and built to protect North Dakota s future long after the wells stop pumping. The State Investment Board is the entity that provides oversight for the state's investments, including the Legacy Fund, pensions and other public trusts. There has been some consternation, in recent years, over how the Legacy Fund is invested. Accessing that information was difficult, and once accessed, it revealed