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...
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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...
North Dakota House Caves, Approves Senate's Smaller Income Tax Cuts
Back in February the House passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Craig Headland which would have reduced the state's corporate...
Democrat Blames North Dakota Suicide Spike On Oil Patch
The Associated Press is reporting some grim suicide numbers in North Dakota which show a 70% spike among those aged...
