Exploding National Debt Is Just the Will of the People at This Point
A caveat on the headline, there are times when real spending cuts happen in state and local government. We can...
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State Lawmakers Should Be Wary of Their Own Revenue Forecast
In North Dakota, when the politicians are writing budgets, they aren't spending money they have. They're spending money revenue forecasts...
Print Column: Legislative Pettiness Leads to Marginalization of Burgum’s Conservative Budget
MINOT, N.D. -- Traditionally in North Dakota the governor's executive budget, delivered to lawmakers as an address in December, is...
Burgum’s Budget Makes Spending of Oil Tax Revenues More Transparent
I'm a fan of Governor Doug Burgum's executive budget. It's not perfect, but it's very good, not just for its...
Governor Burgum’s First Real Budget Might Be the Most Fiscally Conservative Spending Plan North Dakota Has Seen in Two Decades
Although he was elected to office in the 2016 election cycle, and headed up the executive branch during the 2017...
New Revenue Forecast Shows Improving Budget Numbers but Burgum Says Cuts Still Needed
North Dakota's Office of Management and Budget has released a new forecast for North Dakota's tax revenues, and the numbers...
Why Can’t the North Dakota University System Be Satisfied With a 31 Percent Increase in Funding for a 7 Percent Increase in Students?
At a State Board of Higher Education meeting yesterday there was a lot of griping among some board members about...
If Democrats Want More Say Over North Dakota’s Budget They Should Try Winning Some Elections
Last week Governor Doug Burgum released budget guidelines which called for state agencies to prepare for more budget cuts in...
Print Column: The Politics of North Dakota’s Big Bad Budget Bind
MINOT, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum released his budget guidelines for the 2019-2012 biennium this week, and the tone of...
Podcast: Governor Burgum Says He’s Out to “Change the Budget Process Itself”
Governor Doug Burgum and state Rep. Tom Beadle both joined Rob today to talk about the budget guidelines for the...
