Who In Their Right Mind Thought North Dakota Spending Would Remain At Oil Boom Level Highs?
There is a lot of concern over North Dakota's budget picture. And, since we're in an election year, there are...
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North Dakota General Fund Revenues Down $301.5 Million From Last Biennium
The latest general fund revenue report from the North Dakota Office of Management and Budget. In a comparison of the...
Doug Burgum Slams "Runaway Government Spending" But Helped Elect Big-Spending Governor
NDGOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Burgum was quick to react to news of new revenue shortfalls coming out of Bismarck today...
Jack Dalrymple Call Your Office: North Dakota May Need Another Round Of Budget Cuts
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post, based on a conversation with a state lawmaker, which raised the...
Can We Calm Down About North Dakota's Spending Cuts?
I get it. I do. North Dakota has been able to increase spending every biennium for a long, long time....
Governor Jack Dalrymple Misleads On Fee Increases?
During his budget address earlier this month Governor Jack Dalrymple promised that the executive branch would not seek to take...
Dalrymple Proposes 12.7 Percent Increase In On-Going Spending
Governor Jack Dalrymple delivered his biennial budget address this morning. You can watch the whole thing above (minus about a...
LegitSlater: Despite Prosperity, ND Shamelessly Asks For Fed Funding It Does Not Really Need
As I was perusing the online dailies today, I came across something pretty interesting which I felt called for a...
James Kerian: The Party Matters
North Dakota conservatives often complain that we don't get much for the Republicans holding every office in Bismarck that is...
Ralph Kingsbury: No Way To Run A Budget
Readers of this column are probably aware that I have a blog in which I provide various statistics as they...
