The North Dakota Senate has a reputation. And in limited government circles, it’s not a very good one. But yesterday they did something that surprised some folks— they killed a proposal to raise the state’s Motor Fuel Tax. The defeat [read more…]
Way back in December of 2017, we published an article explaining that North Dakotans are likely to see a bill during the 2019 Legislative Session that will propose raising the state’s motor fuel tax. I wrote that article after the [read more…]
In October of last year, we published an article questioning whether the Republican-dominated legislature would raise the Motor Fuel Tax in 2019. The issue came about as a result of the interim Government Finance Committee being tasked with studying the [read more…]
In November of last year, we published an article detailing the argument that North Dakota’s ethanol subsidies may be unconstitutional. The question arose while reviewing the minutes from the interim Government Finance Committee’s meeting on August 2, 2017. In that [read more…]
Last week we published an article explaining some reasons we support the elimination of the property tax. As part of that article, I mentioned that the state already uses a formula to fund K-12 education that nobody really seems to [read more…]
If you’ve followed The Minuteman for some time now, then you know that we’re not fans of the horrendous violation of personal Liberty known as the property tax. To me, this tax is the most heinous, egregious, and immoral means [read more…]
The North Dakota Game & Fish Department closed mountain lion hunting for the Late Season in Zone 1 this morning. The season opened on November 27th and had a limit of 7 mountain lions or 3 female mountain lions– whichever [read more…]
At the end of October, I wrote about North Dakota’s interim Government Finance Committee being tasked with the responsibility to: “Study the funding mechanisms and options available to the Department of Transportation, political subdivisions, and public transportation providers, for road construction, [read more…]
Ethanol and ethanol subsidies are often found as a subject of debate in political and agricultural circles. Those who support ethanol subsidies have historically looked at them as a means of gaining “energy independence” and reducing “greenhouse gas emissions”. Those [read more…]
Republicans in general are known as the party of limited government, low taxes, and fiscal responsibility. Unfortunately, this has become more of a catch phrase than a reality. And although many Republicans will argue that, the numbers hold true at [read more…]
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