House Passes Amendment Forcing "Major" Spending Measures To General Election Ballot
In 2014 one of the eight (!!!) ballot measures North Dakotans voted on was Measure 4, a constitutional amendment passed...
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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...
Fargo Mayor Sends Veiled Threat To Businesses On Special Assessment Vote
UPDATE: I interviewed Mayor Mahoney on WDAY AM970 this afternoon while sitting in for Jay Thomas. We talked about this...
House Kills Amendment Requiring Lawmakers To Live In Their Districts After It Gets Second Life
SCR4010 is a constitutional resolution which would require that state lawmakers actually live in their districts in order to serve...
Video: North Dakota Senate Says No To Income Tax Cuts
If you want to understand how concerned state lawmakers are with falling tax revenues thanks to lagging oil production, tracking...
On Television: Early Childhood Education Or Daycare?
On my weekly segment with Chris Berg last night on 6:30 Point of View we talked about the vote on...
Audio: North Dakota Lawmaker Unloads On Fargo Forum Editorial Board
If his post here on SAB didn't convince you that Rep. Jim Kasper (R-Fargo) is a little cheesed off at...
Senate Approves Some Tough Budget Medicine For The ND University System
In yet another sign of just how far the North Dakota University System has fallen in the eyes of lawmakers...
Did The House Just Pass An Early Childhood Education Bill Or Daycare Subsidies?
The House had a lengthy debate this morning about SB2151 which would provide subsidies for early childhood education programs around...
House Shoots Down State Rail Inspectors: "Every Derailment Threatens Our Entire Oil Industry"
Normally you wouldn't think the budget for North Dakota's Public Service Commission would be a likely candidate for heated and...
