John Olsrud: Does It Matter What Voters Had To Say On The Oil Extraction Tax?
In Susan Wefald’s book, Important Voices; North Dakota's Women Elected State Officials Share Their Stories 1893-2013, she writes that when...
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What North Dakota Democrats Aren't Telling You About Oil Tax Revenues
During the 2013 legislative session, when lawmakers were debating a proposal to eliminate triggers and exemptions in the state oil...
Video: House Passes Oil Tax Trigger Reform
This morning the House Finance and Taxation Committee heard testimony on HB1476, which would eliminate the looming "big trigger" oil...
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...
North Dakota Lawmakers Proposing Fixing The State's Ridiculous Oil Tax Trigger
North Dakota's existing oil tax code is a disgrace to public policy. Among other confusing exemptions it includes two triggers...
Analysis: What If North Dakota Had Gone To A Flat Oil Tax?
The big news of the week was, without a doubt, the new revenue forecast for the state of North Dakota...
North Dakota Could Have Avoided Revenue Headaches With Oil Tax Reform
Yesterday the state got some ugly news in the form of a forecast showing another $1 billion drop in tax...
Dalrymple On New Forecast: "Our Revenues Will Be Down Substantially"
UPDATE: Read the full forecast document released today right here. Of particular note is the forecast for the "big trigger" on...
Lawmakers Concerned About Overly Optimistic Revenue Forecast From Executive Branch
Tomorrow state lawmakers will get their last revenue forecast of their 80 day legislative session from executive branch Office of...
Six Jobs Created In North Dakota/Texas For Every One In The Rest Of The Country
Recently Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm called America's shale plays "Cowboyistan." “We’ve got more rigs running than in the rest...
