North Dakota’s legislative session is in the rearview mirror, and the impact of hundreds of bills that were approved is still being assessed. That includes by county governments, getting ready for property tax changes. Of the nearly 1,100 bills introduced this year,[...]
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Transit plan would keep Minot’s existing services
Minot’s door-to-door transit services face a major shift as federal funding transitions from rural to urban classification. A proposed financing plan outlined this week could extend both paratransit and demand-response operations through 2026—without added local cost—by tapping into unspent pandemic funds and[...]
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Governor vetoes parts of funding project for ND State Fair, no impacts to this year’s event
A funding request for restroom upgrades at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds just got flushed—at least for now. Governor Kelly Armstrong vetoed the $350,000 line item, calling it a case of legislative logrolling tacked onto an unrelated bill. Fair organizers say the[...]
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Council trims capital projects plan
Minot’s leaders just trimmed their five-year blueprint for city projects by over $150 million at Monday’s city council meeting, choosing pragmatism over ambition. A new police station? Scaled back to a remodel. A wastewater treatment plant? Replaced with an engineering line placeholder.[...]
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Armstrong signs remaining bills, uses vetoes to protect budgeting process, executive authority
Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued seven line-item vetoes on six bills Monday, with many objections focused on policies he felt lawmakers “shoehorned” into budget bills or encroached on executive authority. One line-item veto was of a section of the Ethics Commission’s budget bill[...]
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Transit agency says rides could end without new dollars
For some Minot residents—many older, disabled, or simply without other options—the ability to get to a doctor’s appointment, job, or grocery store could vanish on July 1. That’s when a federal funding shift cuts off support for the demand-response rides provided by[...]
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U.S. House right wing tanks Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in Budget Committee
WASHINGTON — Republicans suffered a major setback to their “big, beautiful bill” on Friday, when amid conservative objections the U.S. House Budget Committee failed to approve the measure, a crucial step in the process. In a 16-21 vote, Reps. Andrew Clyde of[...]
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ND Department of Water Resources Receives $769 Million Biennial Appropriation
Bismarck, ND – House Bill (HB) 1020, the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) budget bill, was signed by ND Governor Kelly Armstrong providing the DWR with a 2025-2027 biennial appropriation of $769 million. DWR’s budget is almost entirely supported by North Dakota’s[...]
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This California City is Doing the Math
Artesia, California is in the financial black today—but staying that way is another story. That’s the lesson from a recent deep dive into the city’s finances using the Strong Towns Finance Decoder, a tool that’s helping communities across North America rethink fiscal[...]
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Cities respond to new North Dakota property tax credit legislation
North Dakota homeowners are in for a financial boost next year, thanks to a new law tripling the state’s property tax credit to $1,600. It’s a big win for household budgets—but it comes with strings. The same bill caps local tax levy[...]
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North Dakota Legislature finishes session with record $20.3 billion budget
After a marathon final stretch that ended just after 4 a.m. Saturday, the North Dakota Legislature wrapped up a session marked by record bill volume, $20.3 billion in spending, and some late-session turbulence. Lawmakers passed about 600 of 1,035 introduced bills, but[...]
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North Dakota lawmakers approve Ethics Commission bill with deadline removed
North Dakota’s Ethics Commission will head into the next budget cycle with some new tools — and new rules. Lawmakers passed a nearly $1.4 million budget Friday, keeping funding for a case management system while rejecting a request for a fourth staffer.[...]
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The biggest takeaways from Trump’s cut-filled FY26 budget
President Trump has unveiled a $1.7 trillion discretionary budget proposal for fiscal 2026 that would increase defense spending by 13% while slashing most other federal agency budgets by an average of 35%. The plan spares a few departments—like Veterans Affairs and Homeland[...]
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Commerce budget bill passes with no funding for presidential library
North Dakota’s state commerce budget is heading to Governor Kelly Armstrong’s desk with one major change — no funding for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Lawmakers struck the funding after Senate negotiators deemed it a dealbreaker, opting instead to revisit the issue[...]
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North Dakota governor greenlights blackout license plates
North Dakota drivers will soon have a new way to stand out on the road — and help fund highways while they’re at it. Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed off on blackout license plates, featuring a sleek black background with white lettering.[...]
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North Dakota teacher pay ranks 40th in US
North Dakota ranks near the bottom when it comes to teacher pay—40th in the nation, according to a new report from the National Education Association. With every teaching position now classified as “hard to fill,” education advocates are urging lawmakers to approve[...]