James Kerian: North Dakota Has An Opportunity For Real Tax Relief
House Majority Leader Al Carlson, R-Fargo, announced last week that he is introducing a bill to phase out North Dakota's...
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Local Governments On A Spending Spree After State Bails Out Property Taxes
If you're wondering why the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce has taken to the media to plead with local leaders...
City Plans School Building Spending Spree With State Property Tax Relief Payment
To be fair, the Minot School Board is considering more than one option when it comes addressing school growth in...
Property Assessments Set To "Skyrocket" In North Dakota's Fourth Largest County
Republicans are busy touting the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of "property tax relief" they passed in the recent...
ND Legislature Decides To Skip Studies Into Making North Dakota More Independent Of Federal Spending
There are a lot of reasons to like North Dakota's fiscal picture, but one of the best reasons to like...
Why North Dakota's Property Tax "Relief" Won't Work: State Money Isn't Free Money
State Senator Tom Campbell (R-Grafton) has a letter in the Grand Forks Herald today extolling the virtues of the state...
Houses Passes Legislation Approving Keystone Pipeline
On a 222-175 vote, the US House today passed legislation approving the Keystone pipeline. The US state department had previous...
Republican Legislative Leadership: We're Compassionate, Look At How Much Money We Spent!
In the Grand Forks Herald today House Majority Leader Al Carlson, and Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner, have a column...
With Enrollment Down Over 10 Years, Where Is North Dakota's Record Education Spending Going?
In recent years North Dakota has seen tremendous growth in K-12 education spending, and this legislature didn't change that trend....
Can North Dakota's Tax Base Support 171% Growth In Per-Capita State Spending?
North Dakota went into the just-ended legislative session with a lot of money. And they spent a lot of money....
