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ND State Legislators Say Media’s Depiction Of Bakken Oil Boom Not Always An...
State Representatives Blair Thoreson and Craig Headland were a part of a group of Republican state legislators who visited North Dakota’s western oil fields. I interviewed both men about what they saw...
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The Case For Eliminating North Dakota’s Income Tax
In an article about push by Republican governors and legislators around the nation to reduce, and even eliminate, income taxes the Wall Street Journal cites a remarkable statistic: A new analysis by...
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ND Senate Proposes Property Tax Elimination Study
Senator Dwight Cook (R), District 34, has filed SCR 4021 late Friday before the Legislature convened for the week. Co-sponsored by Sens Tom Campbell and Rich Wardner, and Reps Wes Belter, Craig...
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North Dakota House Passes A Half Billion In Income Tax Cuts Almost Unanimously
After much floor debate, and procedural maneuvering by Assistant Minority Leader Corey Mock to set up a separate vote on the corporate taxes, Rep. Craig Headland’s proposed income tax cuts (HB1250)...
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The ND House Tackles A Batch Of Property Tax Bills
Yesterday the state House addressed a slew of property tax bills (a full summary of the bills and outcomes below), including Governor Jack Dalrymple’s supposed “property tax relief” bill, which I...
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After “Nazi” Twitter Controversy, Democrat Rep. Jessica Haak At It Again
I don’t think Rep. Jessica Haak needs any introduction to the SAB audience. She’s the Jamestown-area Democrat who called House Majority Leader Al Carlson a “Nazi” on Twitter and was later forced to...
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Oil Tax Cuts Fall Flat In North Dakota House
With no debate, outside of bill carrier Rep. Craig Headland explaining his committee’s “do not pass” recommendation for the bill, the most controversial tax bill before this legislature fell flat on...
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Senate Appropriations Committee Poised To Chop $376 Million Out Of House...
Earlier this session the North Dakota House passed HB1250, introduced by Rep. Craig Headland, which represented over a half-billion in tax relief. Here’s what that bill does, as passed by the House on...
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North Dakota Senate Kills $352 Million Income Tax Package
Yesterday I wrote of the food fight going on between the North Dakota House and the Senate over HB1250, a package of income tax cuts. Well, yesterday evening the House (after much contentions debate)...
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North Dakota House Caves, Approves Senate’s Smaller Income Tax Cuts
Back in February the House passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Craig Headland which would have reduced the state’s corporate and personal income taxes by more than $500 million. “The question now is, how...
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Amendment To Let State Of North Dakota Write Checks To Individuals Fails
It’s a bit ironic that HCR3036 failed today. The constitutional amendment, introduced by Rep. Vicki Steiner, would add to the Article X Section 18 state constitution the following language allowing the...
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Senate To Vote On $350 Million In Income Tax Cuts, $250 Million More Likely...
“We are bringing 1250 up to the floor for a vote,” a state Senator told me this morning. That’s the income tax cuts introduced by Rep. Craig Headland which, when passed in the House, totaled over $500...
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North Dakota District Conventions: Districts 12 and 29 Jamestown and...
This post is part of a continuing series highlighting the potential state legislative candidates from each district for their party’s nomination. For more information on this series, refer to the...
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Ironic: Governor Dalrymple Gets Credit For Other People’s Tax Cuts
The Cato Institute today released their analysis of gubernatorial performance on fiscal issues. North Dakota’s Jack Dalrymple got a pretty good grade, coming in 12th in the nation, though I’m not sure...
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Video: Your Property Tax Bill Is Now Easier To Understand
North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger’s office created the video above explaining what your new property tax statements will look like. One of the major problems with the property tax is...
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Jason Stverak: Let The Wind Production Tax Credit Expire
The winds of change roared through the American political system this November, but clearly they didn’t blow hard enough to break congressional love for wasteful subsidies like the wind energy...
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“We don’t run the state on oil revenue”
Speaking with the editorial board of the Williston Herald, Governor Jack Dalrymple continued to try and tamp down concerns over oil prices after announcing an aggressive spending budget that makes a...
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AG Wayne Stenehjem Joins North Dakota To Texas Immigration Lawsuit
According to a source in the Legislature, North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has decided to join North Dakota to Texas Governor-elect Greg Abbott’s lawsuit over immigration. The suit asks...
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Rachel Woltjer: North Dakota’s Oil Patch Has Truly Become Home
A few weeks ago, I was in Minneapolis for a few meetings and asked my favorite college professor if we could go out for dinner. He said he would buy me dinner if I would speak in his night class about...
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LegitSlater: We Are Better Than This
In case your TV and smart devices wern’t working Tuesday, I’ll fill you in on the big story — the United States, led by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), set up secret detention facilities and...
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