Lawmakers Are Right to Cap Exemption for Social Security Benefits
In its original form, HB1174 would have allowed Social Security recipients to exempt any income from their benefits from state...
income tax
Don’t Spend the Legacy Fund (Unless You Spend It in My Back Yard)
I've long argued that the pot of billions of taxpayer dollars we call the Legacy Fund represents a moral hazard....
Plain Talk: If We’re Concerned About Road Safety in North Dakota Why Are We Letting Driver’s Education Programs Go Extinct?
On this episode of Plain Talk Jim Keller, a high school math teacher and driver's education instructor from Elgin, talks...
House Passes Bill to Use Legacy Fund to Replace the Income Tax, Democrats Incorrectly Say It Will Make State More Reliant on Oil Taxes
Not so long ago I interviewed Rep. Craig Headland for Plain Talk about his bill to use Legacy Fund earnings...
Plain Talk: Lawmaker Makes the Case for Using Legacy Fund to Abolish North Dakota’s Income Tax
State Rep. Craig Headland, a Republican from Montpelier and Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Taxation, has introduced...
Plain Talk Podcast: Burgum Opposes Using Legacy Fund Earnings to Replace Income Tax, Talks About Frosty Relationship With State Lawmakers
Governor Doug Burgum was kind enough to be my guest for the first episode of my podcast, Plain Talk. I...
Print Column: Using the Legacy Fund to Eliminate Income Taxes Is an Idea Worthy of Debate
MINOT, N.D. -- I’d very much like to live without income taxes. That’s not just a personal desire. One of...
Governor Burgum and a Republican Lawmaker Want to Exempt Military Pay and Pensions From State Income Taxes and It’s a Solid Idea
North Dakota has thousands and thousands of military members, both active duty and retired, living in our state. North Dakota...
North Dakota Should Not Eliminate Income Taxes
According to my colleague, reporter John Hageman, folks from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is set to propose eliminating...
In Defense of North Dakota’s Income Tax Cuts
North Dakota Democrats have decided to campaign against the income tax cuts our Republican-dominated Legislature implemented in successive sessions from...
