Here is a check in to see what bills sponsored by our local law makers have passed and which have failed before Saturday's Legislative Forum in Williston.
North Dakota State Senators in the region were split in voting over a bill to expand a free lunch program for schoolchildren from low-income families, a bill that failed by one vote.
North Dakota State Senators in the region were split in voting over a bill to expand a free lunch program for schoolchildren from low-income families, a bill that failed by one vote.
Gov. Doug Burgum has said he would sign a bill to dispose of the so-called oil tax trigger, which he referred to as an “excess profits tax on companies that are investing greatly in our industry.”
The North Dakota Senate passed a bill Monday that would give tax incentives to oil companies for “restimulating” old oil wells in the state through hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.