Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604222http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604222<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/16/tbn_9_2010-7-16-newsmin6-4037412502314835303.jpg"/>The Minot Public School Board is hitting the books and crunching numbers before students enter the classroom again this fall. Business Manager Scott Moum presented a balanced budget to the School Board Thursday afternoon. The 77 million-dollar-plus gen<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604110http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604110<p> The Beadle County Commission has voted to opt out of the state property tax freeze to help mend an ailing budget. Commission Chairman Dick Werner says the $300,000 opt-out in each of the next two years will cost the owner of a piece of property </p>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603154http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603154<p> California's attorney general is suing the federal government to allow a program that lets homeowners pay for installing energy efficient devices through their property taxes. Attorney General Jerry Brown says the voluntary Property Assessed Cl</p>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598516http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598516<p> Greece's finance minister says the debt-hobbled country may see a slightly milder than expected recession this year and hopes to issue bonds again on international markets in 2011. George Papaconstantinou says efforts to slash the deficit from </p>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595676http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595676<p> New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed a $29.4 billion budget bill into law, ending his debate with fellow Republicans and the state's Democratic majority and averting a government shutdown July 1. Christie said the new budget Tuesday might h</p>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594436http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594436<p> AARP is encouraging South Dakota seniors to take advantage of the Elderly and Disabled Property and Sales Tax Refund program. Low-income elderly and disabled South Dakotans must apply before Thursday's deadline. The average refund is just over $165 f</p>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594299http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594299<p> AARP is encouraging South Dakota seniors to apply for the Elderly and Disabled Property and Sales Tax Refund program before Thursday's deadline. The program provides nearly 2,500 low-income elderly and disabled South Dakotans an average refund o</p>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591805http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591805<p> Minnesota's candidates for governor are split on whether school boards deserve power to raise property taxes without going to voters first. At a forum Tuesday, candidates were asked about proposals giving boards authority to enact local tax levi</p>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588265http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588265<p> Rocky Mountain College has denied accusations its fundraiser made in a lawsuit filed against the school and its president last month. The school has filed a counterclaim alleging Shari VanDelinder's lawsuit disparaged the school. It asks the cou</p>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=587203http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=587203<p> A North Dakota town has lost its state district judge, and now the job may be moved elsewhere. Southeast District Judge James Bekken died May 3 of lung disease. Bekken was a longtime resident of New Rockford. North Dakota's Supreme Court is</p>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=587010http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=587010<p> A proposal in Stutsman County to raise taxes for road maintenance failed though not by a wide margin. The measure in the primary election was rejected 54 percent to 46 percent. It was the fifth road tax measure to fail since 1972. The measu</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586607http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586607<p> North Dakota's state and local government agencies will be getting a break on their building insurance. The state's Fire and Tornado Fund covers damage to government buildings. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the agencies will get a 5</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586231http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586231<p> North Dakota regulators have approved group policy forms and rates for the Sanford Health Plan. The state Insurance Department in February gave Sanford the go-ahead to sell health insurance in the state but did not immediately approve the produc</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586109http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586109<p> Residents of Jamestown have voted to increase property taxes to help animals. The half-mill increase to benefit the James River Humane Society was approved in the primary election, getting 65 percent approval. It will cost the owner of a ho</p>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585500http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585500<p> South Dakota is among 13 states where the federal government will be looking for parasites and disease-causing microorganisms that might be killing bees. South Dakota ranked second nationally for honey production in 2008. PIERRE, S.D. (AP) </p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585483http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585483<p> Senior citizens and the disabled who meet eligibility requirements have until July 1 to apply for state refunds of sales or property taxes. Applicants must be at least age 66 or be disabled during any part of the previous year. Income limits are</p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585408http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585408<p> South Dakota's political history suggests that Democrat Scott Heidepriem (HY-duh-prim) faces long odds in his bid to become the state's next governor. Since South Dakota became a state in 1889, it's had 24 Republican governors and just 5 Democra</p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585099http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585099<p> The Montana secretary of state says at least 32 percent of registered voters cast a ballot in the primary elections. That's the lowest turnout for a primary election since 2002, when turnout was 29 percent. But a better comparison may be 1</p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584916http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584916<p> Some advocates are calling for Florida legislators to allow tax appraisers to lower Gulf Coast property values immediately because of the BP oil spill. Appraisers from three Panhandle counties and a state representative say the state should then</p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584880http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584880<p> The Great Plains states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska continue to enjoy relatively little economic stress. The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions showed North Dakota again led the nation in economic health with a 4.53 </p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584846http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584846<p> The Pierre City Commission has approved the use of tax increment financing to help a Sioux Falls developer build an $8.7 million hotel and conference center. The city approved $1.5 million in bonds for the Regency Hotel Management project. Incre</p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584837http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584837<p> While Gov. Tim Pawlenty and others are celebrating a deal to acquire land for a new state park on Lake Vermilion, some St. Louis County commissioners are brooding. The Duluth News Tribune reported Wednesday the commissioners are glum because the</p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584777http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584777<p> Voters in Brown, Roberts and Marshall counties have decided not to opt out of the state property tax freeze. The counties were asking voters for more tax dollars to fix roads. Fifty-four percent of voters in Marshall County opposed the opt-out </p>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584738http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584738<p> Beadle County voters turned down a proposal to double the county's wheel tax to raise about $200,000 for repair and maintenance of roads and bridges. County Commission Chairman Dick Werner says the commission has already cut spending but will ha</p>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584450http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584450<p> Former NFL lineman Jon Runyan has won the Republican primary election in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional district. The retired Philadelphia Eagles player is a political neophyte who will face first-term Democratic Rep. John Adler in November. </p>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=581813http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=581813<p> A Turkish official says police have detained a man suspected of stabbing a Roman Catholic bishop to death. Monsignor Luigi Padovese (pah-doh-VAY'-zay), the pope's apostolic vicar in Anatolia, was killed Thursday outside his home in southern Tur</p>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=581424http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=581424<p> Officials in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa have a new financing plan for building a new spring training complex for the Chicago Cubs. The plan announced Thursday is aimed at keeping the team from moving its spring operations to Florida, which would</p>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579979http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579979<p> Mississippi River Corporation has been sold for $8.2 million to a private equity firm, Wayzata Investments Partners LLC of Wayzata, Minn. The Natchez Democrat reports that according to a U.S. Bankruptcy Court documents, Wayzata assumed responsib</p>Sat, 29 May 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578992http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578992<p> A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved the $8.2 million sale of pulp recycler Mississippi River Corp. to a Minnesota firm that registered Monday with the Mississippi Secretary of State. The Natchez Democrat reports that the buyer, Mississippi Rive</p>Fri, 28 May 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578773http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578773<p> North Dakota's statewide political officeholders don't always have a big fundraising edge over their challengers. Friday was the deadline for candidates to report their campaign fundraising through May 19, in advance of the June 8 primary elect</p>Fri, 28 May 2010 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578394http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578394<p> The date for a $300 million coal-fired power plant near Jamestown to be fully operational has been pushed back from late this year to early 2012. Great River Energy vice president Rick Lancaster cites the poor economy and lagging demand for elec</p>Wed, 26 May 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=577065http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=577065<p> A state senator seeking the Republican endorsement to run for governor of South Dakota has not paid property taxes on more than 30 pieces of land in Pennington County. County records show that Sen. Gordon Howie of Rapid City is behind by nearly </p>Wed, 26 May 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576964http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576964<p> A state senator seeking the Republican endorsement to run for governor of South Dakota has not paid property taxes on more than 30 pieces of land in Pennington County. County records show that Sen. Gordon Howie of Rapid City is behind by nearly </p>Tue, 25 May 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576890http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576890<p> A fired Hillsboro bank president has been charged in an illegal banking case. Curtis Kaufman is accused of transferring thousands of dollars from a Goose River Bank customer's account without approval and using the money to cover the sale of three re</p>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576846http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576846<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/5/25/tbn_10_2010-5-25-news10-4032212501157426705.jpg"/>Tax Commissioner Candidate Cynthia Kaldor calls for a property tax study If elected, Kaldor says she will immediately create a task force to study the states property tax system. The task force will be used to look how properties are assessed, incentive<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576743http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576743<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/5/25/tbn_26_2010-5-25-newsmin6-4032212502314829003.jpg"/> Tax Commissioner Candidate Cynthia Kaldor says property taxes in North Dakota need better leadership. If elected, Kaldor says she will immediately create a task force to study the states property tax system. The task force will be used to look at how <br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 25 May 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576626http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576626<p> The state Board of Higher Education has hired a former federal prosecutor to lead an investigation into spending on some university projects. David Peterson, who worked in the U.S. attorney's office in Bismarck, was beginning the probe on Tuesda</p>Tue, 25 May 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576454http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576454<p> North Dakota's Democratic candidate for state tax commissioner wants a study of the state's property tax system. Cynthia Kaldor says she hears about property taxes more than anything else during her campaign. North Dakotans are complaining abou</p>Tue, 18 May 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572582http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572582<p> Hundreds of people who were delinquent on their property taxes have been calling a couple in southern Indiana. The callers were trying to reach the Floyd County Treasurer's Office, but got Carolyn and Donald Baxley. The Baxleys have a telephone</p>Wed, 12 May 2010 13:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=570344http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=570344<p> Ex-NFL player and current New Jersey congressional candidate Jon Runyan wants the skeletons in his closet to be revealed by him, not by his political opponents. Runyan told reporters unprompted on Wednesday he was late on some property tax payme</p>Sat, 01 May 2010 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564452http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564452<p> Foul play has not been ruled out in last weekend's disappearance of a Kensal area man. State and local authorities continue to search the James River area in Foster County for signs of 26-year-old Josh Blahna, who was last seen Sunday. Fos</p>Sat, 01 May 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564437http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564437<p> Innovis Health of Fargo is planning a $2.2 million family practice clinic in neighboring Moorhead, Minn. The clinic is to open early next year with four medical providers and a physical therapist, and plans for more in the future. It will replac</p>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=563453http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=563453<p> Republican Dino Rossi is still considering a campaign against U.S. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington. But Democrats are already campaigning hard against him. Democrats point out that some of Rossi's business partners apparently owe about $20,000 i</p>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561900http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561900<p> High school students in New Jersey are walking out of class to protest proposed budget cuts. Walkouts, organized on Facebook, were reported in southern and central New Jersey, with more planned throughout Tuesday. It wasn't clear how many o</p>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=558967http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=558967<p> Brookings Police Chief Jeff Miller says an arrest has been made in a rape investigation. Miller did not immediately release details early Wednesday. A 24-year-old woman was kidnapped, raped and robbed in the city early Tuesday. Authorities </p>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=558847http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=558847<p> Residents of the southeast South Dakota town of Parker have voted against opting out of the state property tax freeze. Tuesday's vote was 310 against and 224 in favor. Recent opt-out votes to raise more money for schools in other cities ha</p>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557484http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557484<p> The Williston City Commission has voted to reconsider a previously approved oil and gas lease under the city airport. Some residents had questioned the commission's decision in January to award the lease to an energy company without calling for </p>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557323http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557323<p> The state Game and Fish Department says it has paid $434,595 to counties in which it owns or leases land. The 2009 payments are in lieu of property taxes. The payments ranged from $76 in Ward County to $54,227 in Sheridan County. The Game a</p>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556930http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556930<p> The governor's race is picking up ahead of two state party conventions that will knock out some of the candidates. Democratic House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (KEL'-uh-her) appeared at Minneapolis City Hall Friday with St. Paul City C</p>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556586http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556586<p> The governor's race is picking up ahead of two state party conventions that will knock out some of the candidates. Democrat Mark Dayton finished touring Minnesota's 87 counties on Friday, holding a Capitol news conference to outline priorities </p>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=555287http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=555287<p> The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says South Dakota's preliminary unemployment rate for March was 4.8 percent, unchanged from February and from March 2009. State Labor Secretary Pam Roberts says layoffs have leveled off but there are still </p>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=555252http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=555252<p> Voters in the Madison Central School District have approved opting out of the state property tax freeze. Tuesday's vote was 1,098 in favor and 484 opposed, or 69 percent approval. The move will provide an additional $250,000 per year for th</p>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=551974http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=551974<p> A Senate panel considers a proposal that would let taxpayers donate to food shelves and homeless prevention programs on their tax returns. The bill from Sen. Ellen Anderson gets a hearing in the Senate Taxes Committee on Thursday. Individu</p>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550723http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550723<p> North Dakota's Water Commission is providing $300,000 for an expanded study of a flood protection plan for Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn. A group representing the region wants the Army Corps of Engineers to help build a Red River diversio</p>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550502http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550502<p> A businessman claims the city of Bismarck is illegally keeping $15 million in property taxes that were intended for urban renewal projects. Curly Haugland on Monday filed a lawsuit against the city over the issue. He says the city has coll</p>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=549913http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=549913<p> In parts of Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota, a proposed treaty to reduce nuclear weapons is nothing short of alarming. Military workers who maintain those missiles support cities like Great Falls and businesses as small as the Judith Gap Merca</p>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=549718http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=549718<p> South Dakotans have until May 1 to apply for property tax homestead exemptions. Under the state homestead exemption, qualified applicants can delay payment of property taxes until their property is sold. The taxes then become a lien on the prope</p>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=549671http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=549671<p> Power crews are cleaning up from a spring storm that dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the Dakotas. Snow totals from the National Weather Service show Lawrence County in South Dakota got 15 to 19 inches of snow. It's not expected to stick</p>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=549587http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=549587<p> South Dakotans have until May 1 to apply for property tax homestead exemptions. Under the state homestead exemption, qualified applicants can delay payment of property taxes until their property is sold. The taxes then become a lien on the prope</p>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=549101http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=549101<p> Contra Costa County officials have reached a tentative agreement on a repayment plan for an $18 million tax refund the county owes Chevron Corp. Officials say the county and its agencies reached a deal with the oil giant to pay $6 million on Aug</p>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548428http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548428<p> BISMARCK, ND - As residents and businesses are receiving their property tax statements this month, Gov. John Hoeven, Tax Commissioner Cory Fong and state legislators were on hand in Bismarck and Fargo to discuss the state's new $400 million tax relie</p>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548055http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548055<p> Authorities believe a search dog has found the location of a body of a man who disappeared in the James River. The body of 35-year-old Christopher Wermers still has not been recovered. The area of the flooded river is clogged so thick with </p>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=547950http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=547950<p> Residents in Brown County will vote on whether to opt out of the state property tax freeze. County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to put the measure on the June 8 primary ballot. The opt-out would raise an additional $850,000 in taxes a</p>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=547343http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=547343<p> A coal company has filed paperwork with North Dakota regulators to open a large new lignite mine. South Heart Coal LLC wants a mining permit that would cover almost 4,600 acres near South Heart in southwestern North Dakota. It would produce about 2.4</p>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=547303http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=547303<p> Supporters of abolishing North Dakota property taxes may begin gathering petition signatures to put the idea on the ballot. Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved the ballot initiative for circulation. It would change the North Dakota Constit</p>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=543874http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=543874<p> Two cabins on a backcountry plot partially owned by former Alaska Gov. [[kxtopic:sarah-palin:t[sarah palin]:t]] have been appraised for property tax purposes for the first time since their construction began several years ago. No taxes have been</p>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542415http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542415<p> North Dakota Tax Commissioner Cory Fong has the approval of state Republican convention delegates to run for re-election. Fong got the endorsement Sunday on the final day of the state GOP convention. He did not have any opposition. Fong ha</p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540547http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540547<p> A proposed constitutional amendment would abolish property taxes in North Dakota, starting in 2012. The measure says the Legislature would have to replace local governments' property tax income with state tax revenues. Lawmakers would have to co</p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540514http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540514<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/3/17/tbn_7_2010-3-17-news10-4025312501157426704.jpg"/> How would you like to own a home and pay zero property taxes? A group called Empower the Taxpayer is pushing to abolish property taxes. Today they turn in the needed paperwork to start getting signatures to put the issue on the November ball<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540256http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540256<p> Fargo officials say they've reached their goal of 1 million sandbags, to protect against Red River flooding. Busloads of junior high students and other volunteers today finished off the last 65,000 bags. Volunteers now are being asked to place sand</p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540222http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540222<p> A proposed constitutional amendment would abolish property taxes in North Dakota, starting in 2012. The measure says the Legislature would have to replace local governments' property tax income with state tax revenues. Lawmakers would have to co</p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540066http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540066<p> Stutsman County voters in June will decide whether to pay more taxes for road maintenance. The County Commission has put on the primary ballot a measure calling for a half-cent sales tax and a property tax increase, which together would generate</p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539976http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539976<p> Voters in the upstate New York birthplace of the women's rights movement have approved a proposal to dissolve their village government. Tuesday's ballot proposal to merge the village of Seneca Falls into the surrounding town of the same name pas</p>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539854http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539854<p> Autopsy reports released Tuesday point to heat stroke as the cause of death for two people following a sweat lodge ceremony and multi-system organ failure for a third person. A Yavapai county judge ordered the first and last pages of the report</p>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539853http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539853<p> Autopsy reports point to heat stroke as the cause of death for a Prior Lake woman and one other person following a sweat lodge ceremony. Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the deaths of Liz Neuman and two </p>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539566http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539566<p> Bills working their way through the Minnesota House and Senate would shave $105 million from aid programs for local governments. That's far less than the $250 million cut Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty had proposed, which city and county leaders w</p>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538616http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538616<p> Rapid City is hosting the National [[kxtopic:farmers-union:t[Farmers Union]:t]]'s annual convention. South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke says farmers and ranchers will get to help set the policy the organization follows when it talks to m</p>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538424http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538424<p> About 50 &quot;tea party&quot; activists turned out in Rapid City to protest the [[kxtopic:health-care:t[health care]:t]] reform bill before Congress. Saturday's &quot;Kill the Bill&quot; rally outside the Pennington County courthouse was organized by Republican st</p>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538386http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538386<p> South Dakota is trying to streamline its complex maze of tax incentives for small renewable energy projects. The Legislature passed a bill last week that makes the first $50,000 of the assessed value of a small to medium renewable energy property exe</p>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538338http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538338<p> [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] is trying to streamline its complex maze of tax incentives for small renewable energy projects. A bill that passed the Legislature last week rewrites state law to make the first $50,000 of the assessed </p>