Legislators End Session, State General Fund Spending Down More Than 38 Percent From Oil Boom Peak
The legislative session in Bismarck finally ended today with lawmakers voting to adjourn sine die this evening. Here's video: #SineDie #NDLeg...
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Lawmakers Probably Aren’t Finishing Today: “My Guess Is Day or Two More”
The goal for finishing North Dakota's 2017 legislative session was day 70 of the constitutionally allowed 80. That was last...
As Legislative Session Ends North Dakota Still Has More Revenues, and More Spending, Than It Did Before the Oil Boom
Today may very well be the last day of the 2017 legislative session. Lawmakers are hoping to be completed by...
Breaking Campaign Promise, Governor Doug Burgum Signs $10 Million Tax Hike
Last year during his campaign Governor Doug Burgum promised, by signing a pledge, that he would “oppose and veto any...
The Idea That North Dakota Republicans Cut Taxes for the Oil Industry Is Fake News
For years now, since the policy passed during the 2015 legislative session, North Dakota Democrats and their mouthpieces have been...
Not a Single Member of the North Dakota Senate Voted to Cap Property Taxes Yesterday
Last week the state House passed HB1361 by a wide margin, 58-32. The aim of the bill was to protect...
Video: House Members Laugh as They Vote Down “Dollar Doug” Amendment
"The Dollar Doug idea sure got stomped in the House," a legislative observer texted me yesterday evening. The "Dollar Doug"...
Will Governor Doug Burgum Sign a Bill Instituting a $10 Million Tax Hike on Phone Lines?
Not once but twice during his campaign last year Governor Doug Burgum signed pledges to oppose increases in the state’s...
Bailout for Embattled Dickinson State University May Bog Down Efforts to End Legislative Session
Earlier today I wrote about some lawmakers in Bismarck expressing doubt that they can complete their legislative session on Tuesday....
Lawmaker: “There’s Absolutely Zero Chance We’ll Be Done on Tuesday”
The big question heading into this week of the legislative session is this: "When are they going to finish?" Today...
