Late Into The Night, Legislature Votes To Buy Up $865 Million Worth Of Local Property Taxes
The House and Senate finally found some common ground on property taxes after a row kicked off yesterday morning when...
Month: May 2013
House Raises Oil Taxes: "I've Never Had Someone Call Me To Raise Their Taxes Before"
Earlier this week the North Dakota House rejected HB1198, which would have ended certain tax exemptions for the oil industry,...
Senate Passes 324% Increase In Higher Ed Building Spending: "Enormous And Excessive"
The Senate passed SB2003 to fund the colleges. It was a massive bill, which Senator Joe Miller (R-Park River) called...
North Dakota Attorney General Calls Higher Ed Open Meetings/Records Violations "Pervasive"
Previously Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem released an opinion finding that the State Board of Higher Education had only a minor...
The Part Time Economy
America got a jobs report today that, at first blush, looks somewhat positive. The unemployment rate fell to a four-year...
Shocker: Obamacare Costs Already Being Dumped On The States
This is bad news for states like North Dakota which have already approved the Obamacare expansion of Medicaid. The Pre-Existing...
Small Victories: OMB Budget Includes Allowance For Local Government Inclusion In Spending Database
Earlier this legislative session a bill introduced by Rep. Blair Thoreson requiring local governments to submit their budgets to the...
House Kills Property Tax Bill On Reconsideration, "I Feel Like We've Been Held Hostage"
Today the House reconsidered their vote yesterday approving Governor Jack Dalrymple's $714 million property tax reform bill, and they killed...
"A Billion Dollars In Tax Cuts May Not Result In Much Savings For You"
"We're sending back more money than we've ever sent to political subdivisions and the taxes aren't going down," said House...
House Narrowly Passes Property Tax Bill, "Don't Know Why We're Tripling Down On A Bad Idea"
The House debated HB1319 today, which is the education funding bill that includes Governor Jack Dalrymple's property tax reform. The...
