By Donnell Preskey, Assistant News Director - email
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple is recommending a $12.8 billion, two-year budget to the Legislature.
Dalrymple's blueprint includes big spending increases for public works, local schools and North Dakota's university system.
It provides slight reductions for North Dakota's income taxes on corporations and individuals.
It gives western North Dakota's oil-producing counties a greater share of state tax revenues.
It sets aside chunks of oil tax money for renewable energy and conservation projects.
And it gives back to residents.
(Governor Jack Dalrymple) "It is important that he hard-working men and women of North Dakota see a substantial share of economic gains, reflected in their tax bills. By 2015, our tax-paying citizens will have received 2.1 billion dollars in tax savings over three biennium's." says Governor Jack Dalrymple.
Dalrymple wants the Legislature to double the current state subsidy for local property taxes to $714 million.
If the idea is approved, Dalrymple says local school property taxes will be about one-third of what they were more than five years ago.
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:01 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:01:07 GMT
A local health care provider says if you're a child and you have to be in the hospital, your stay should be as fun as possible. "Take a big breath. Go. Good job." They're any hospital's smallest
A local health care provider says if you're a child and you have to be in the hospital, your stay should be as fun as possible. "Take a big breath. Go. Good job." They're any hospital's smallest
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:56 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:56:53 GMT
Everyday, around the world, there's a horse race somewhere. Now, a few local bar owners bring the excitement of live betting and today's Preakness to town. Newly-installed kiosks allowed customers
Everyday, around the world, there's a horse race somewhere. Now, a few local bar owners bring the excitement of live betting and today's Preakness to town. Newly-installed kiosks allowed customers
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:11 PM EDT2013-05-18 20:11:54 GMT
Bismarck police ask for your help investigating the whereabouts of a missing person. According to the Bismarck police department, 18-year-old John Swain has not been heard from since last Saturday (May
According to the Bismarck police department, 18-year-old John Swain has not been heard from since last Saturday (May 11th).
Friday, May 17 2013 7:39 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:39:54 GMT
School is just about out for the summer in Bismarck, but construction will continue to be in full swing, building three new schools. Tonight we check in on each school, to see how the progress is coming
School is just about out for the summer in Bismarck, but construction will continue to be in full swing, building three new schools.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:38:18 GMT
A full-blown construction boom is underway in Dickinson -- in this week's "Around Town." All the way from Newport News, Virginia, comes Ferguson -- a wholesale plumbing and HVAC supplier serving construction
A full-blown construction boom is underway in Dickinson -- in this week's "Around Town." All the way from Newport News, Virginia, comes Ferguson -- a wholesale plumbing and HVAC supplier serving construction
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in...
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and...
The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.
The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.
President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.
President Barack Obama is telling graduates of Morehouse College to take the power of their example - as black men graduating from college - and use it to improve people's lives.
President Barack Obama will address the legality of his administration's controversial drone program during a speech this week.
President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said.
A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news."
A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the...
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>