After North Dakota’s 66th Legislative Session came to a close, we published an article pointing out that balancing North Dakota’s budget doesn’t make you a conservative. This, of course, came in response to Governor Doug Burgum’s office issuing a press [read more…]
Note: The following remarks were given in the final moments of the 66th Legislative Session on April 26, 2019 by Rep. Rick Becker (R – District 7). Video of this floor speech is found at the conclusion of the transcript. [read more…]
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum is a done deal. As I wrote earlier today, the North Dakota Legislature did as expected and gave Governor Doug Burgum his library. In terms of legislation, all that’s needed now is for [read more…]
Rep. Craig Headland’s House Bill 1530 wasn’t my favorite proposal to eliminate the state income tax, but it was better than nothing. Had it passed, it would have used Legacy Fund earnings to reduce income taxes— with the goal of [read more…]
Those who have followed The Minuteman for some time know that we are not fans — at all — of the atrociously unfair and abusive property tax. It’s my personal opinion that it’s the most immoral tax that there is. [read more…]
For more reasons than we can discuss here, North Dakota’s 2019 Legislative Session has largely been a disappointment— especially when it comes to taxes. For example, last month we published an article explaining a number of bills that had the [read more…]
The North Dakota House rejected a 9-5 Do Not Pass recommendation from its committee on Finance and Taxation today for House Concurrent Resolution 3055. The proposed constitutional amendment easily passed on a 69-23 vote. As explained in the resolutions Statement [read more…]
In large part, the 2019 North Dakota Legislature isn’t in favor of significantly reducing the size of government and cutting — or even eliminating — certain taxes. In fact, both the House and Senate passed bills out of their chambers [read more…]
North Dakota’s Legislative Assembly has a tax and spend problem. Some of us have been saying this for years. In fact, just a week ago, we published an article showing that North Dakota is #1 for state and local tax [read more…]
It’s nice to be #1— usually. Take for example the North Dakota State Bison football program. The Thundering Herd have enjoyed national attention for years now. ESPN has even broadcast games from our beloved state on more than one occasion. [read more…]
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