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...
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The State of North Dakota Is Not Putting Meals on Wheels Funding “At Risk”
"Meals on Wheels funds at risk with ND bill and Trump budget," reads a recent headline. That's an unfortunate headline...
Trying to Solve a Spending Problem With Tax Hikes Is a Fool’s Errand
Here's a simple truth about governance: Spending increases are easy. Spending cuts are really, really hard. North Dakota is currently...
North Dakota Lawmakers Have Got to Fix the Revenue Forecasting Problem
Here's something a lot of people - even those who follow politics in North Dakota closely - don't understand about...
North Dakota Democrats Think You’re Not Paying Enough in Taxes
The drift of North Dakota's Democrats into political irrelevance often gets blamed on how far left their national party has...
Doug Burgum Shows up in Bismarck for Budget Section Meeting
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Burgum speaks with North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott at a meeting of the Legislature's...
North Dakota Shouldn't Be Using A Boom-Era Budget As Baseline For A Post-Boom Budget
Yesterday Governor Jack Dalrymple set budget guidelines for state agencies asking them to come in at 10 percent less than...
Can We Calm Down About North Dakota's Spending Cuts?
I get it. I do. North Dakota has been able to increase spending every biennium for a long, long time....
David Flynn: Where North Dakota Spends Its Money (Compared To The Rest Of The Country)
Lately my thoughts turn to public finances in North Dakota. In particular I am thinking about the status of public...
Dalrymple Proposes 12.7 Percent Increase In On-Going Spending
Governor Jack Dalrymple delivered his biennial budget address this morning. You can watch the whole thing above (minus about a...
