Guest Post: North Dakota's Overbuilt Hotel Industry A Separate Conversation From Permanent Housing
Recently, I read an article on SayAnythingBlog.com that was full of consternation over whether North Dakota is inflating its own...
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ND Democrats Cooked Oil Production Numbers To Attack Tax Reform
Yesterday North Dakota Democrats sent out a press release (see below) making some wild claims about the fiscal impact of...
Apparently Nobody Has Told Barack Obama About The North Dakota Oil Boom
According to President Obama, the only people who really stand to gain from building the Keystone XL pipeline are Canadians:...
Dalrymple Grand Jury Petitioners Fail Again
A second attempt by backers of a petition calling for Governor Jack Dalrymple to be investigated for alleged bribery has...
Dorso Column: On Civility In Politics
Today I wasn’t on the water. I found time to get IHEART Radio on my I Pad so I could...
ND House Kills Water Bill And Treasurer's Budget, Passes Bill Allowing Review Of Executive Orders
It was a busy morning in the ND House today. Here's a few of the key bills that got votes....
Guest Post: Does North Dakota Want To Be Known As The State That Taxes Water?
Last month, I alerted you to the introduction of a bill (HB 1398) that would create an entirely new tax on...
Has North Dakota's Economy Peaked?
Today the North Dakota House and Senate appropriations committees are holding a joint session to discuss the state's new budget...
Democrat Proposed Flaring Restriction Would Throw Monkey Wrench Into Oil Production
I don't think anyone likes flaring, which is the burning off of natural gas from oil wells (right now 30%...
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...
