Dustin Gawrylow: Special Session Finishes Kicking the Can Down the Road
This week's special session was intended to be dull and boring with few surprises allowed to happen. Sure, there was...
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North Dakota Lawmakers Have Got to Fix the Revenue Forecasting Problem
Here's something a lot of people - even those who follow politics in North Dakota closely - don't understand about...
Democrats Offer “Responsible Alternative” to Special Session Bill They Haven’t Even Seen Yet
The Democrats have announced that they will be announcing a "reasonable alternative" to the Republican plan for the special session...
Governor Jack Dalrymple on Why He Didn’t Call a Special Session Sooner: “Because We Didn’t Have To”
Yesterday while sitting in for Jay Thomas on WDAY AM970 I interviewed Governor Jack Dalrymple about his announcement earlier in...
North Dakota Democrats Spread Wildly Inaccurate Information About Oil Tax Collections
Yesterday Governor Jack Dalrymple announced that he would be calling state lawmakers back to Bismarck for a special session to...
To Ease Budget Pain North Dakota Lawmakers Should Shut Down BreatheND
This afternoon Governor Jack Dalrymple is expected to call lawmakers back to Bismarck to address revenue shortfalls in the state...
Doug Burgum Shows up in Bismarck for Budget Section Meeting
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Burgum speaks with North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott at a meeting of the Legislature's...
Governor Jack Dalrymple Should Have Called for a Special Session
Governor Jack Dalrymple needs to do two things to begin addressing falling post-oil boom tax revenues which just can't seem...
North Dakota General Fund Revenues Down More Than A Quarter Billion
A new general fund revenue report is out from the Office of Management and Budget. First, some good news. Oil...
North Dakota Shouldn't Be Using A Boom-Era Budget As Baseline For A Post-Boom Budget
Yesterday Governor Jack Dalrymple set budget guidelines for state agencies asking them to come in at 10 percent less than...
