Over the Past Five Years North Dakota’s Oil Industry Has Paid 50 Percent of All Taxes Collected in the State
"During the Bakken development oil extraction and production taxes are more than 44% of all taxes collected by the state,"...
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Fix The Damn Oil Tax Already
On the 70th day of the state’s 80 legislative session Republican leaders in the House and Senate have proposed a...
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,...
Legislator: "Shame" That Tribes Won't Commit To Spending Oil Tax Money On Improving Reservation
The House had a hot debate over oil taxes this evening, but it wasn't just about a reduction in the...
House Shoots Down Bill To Make Oil Tax Simplification Revenue-Neutral
In a state where revenues are running, in the current biennium, about 67% above last biennium we have no business...
North Dakota Tax Revenues Up Nearly 64% Over Last Biennium
North Dakota's economic boom continues to drive a boom in tax revenues for the state. According to the latest numbers...
Math-Challenged Democrats Call Republican Oil Tax Bill "Radical And Reckless" Based On Fraudulent Numbers
Because they apparently didn't get a number that was shocking enough the first time they were grandstanding on this issue,...
Republicans Need To Stop Letting Democrats Define Compassion In Dollars
The Fargo Forum had a review of the first half of the legislative session up this weekend, under the ridiculous...
Guest Post: Legislature Doing Big Things For North Dakota
The 2013 North Dakota Legislative Session has reached the half way point known as crossover. That is the point where...
Guest Post: Change Oil Taxes To Protect The People
North Dakota’s current oil tax policy is an assortment of taxes, triggers and discount incentives that have been cobbled together...
