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Audio: KFYR's Watchdog Wednesday (April 19th, 2023)
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Audio: KFYR's Watchdog Wednesday (April 19th, 2023)

Daryl Lies and I spent the discussing why the legislature has such a hard time cutting taxes, and does not have such a hard time spending taxes.

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On Tuesday, I chatted with Tony Gehrig on his new radio show about the fight in Horace over tax exemptions on new homes and the recall of a city council member there who helped end such exemptions.

We also covered various topics happening with the legislature, specifically those related to school choice and school lunches. As well as hitting on a few other topics.

North Dakota's Watchdog Update
Audio: WDAY's Tuesday With Tony
Listen now (51 min) | On Tuesday, I chatted with Tony Gehrig on his new radio show about the fight in Horace over tax exemptions on new homes and the recall of a city council member there who helped end such exemptions. We also covered various topics happening with the legislature, specifically those related to school choice and school lunches. As well as hitting on a few ot…
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KFYR Watchdog Wednesday

Daryl Lies and I spent the hour discussing income tax and property tax cuts, and the Republican Super-Duper-Majority's stalemate on coming to an agreement that reforms either one.

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Is the State Senate Holding Tax Cuts Hostage?
Watch now (3 min) | The fight over this session’s approach to cutting taxes seems to have reached a stalemate, and the prospect that taxpayers could walk away with nothing seems to be increasing by the day. On March 30th, I wrote about how the Senate was making a power-play move with…
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There is definitely an us vs. them mentality.

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Don't Make Tax Cuts "Us vs. Them"
This week, the Fargo Forum ran a story with a headline of “Which North Dakota tax relief will benefit you more? Here are some answers”. This is an important question, but it should not be an “us vs. them” or even an “either/or” situation. The finances are there to cut income taxes with a path to zero, as well as both reform and relieve property taxes. …
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And we touched on how wrong it will be if the oil companies get their flat tax reform and the people of North Dakota do not.

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Legislature Must Approve Governor Burgum’s Flat Tax Plan If It Passes A Flat Tax For Oil
Yesterday, the House voted 72-21 to eliminate the oil tax trigger. From the Bismarck Tribune: “The state House of Representatives voted 72-21 on Thursday to approve House Bill 1286, which would abolish a requirement that oil producers pay a heftier tax rate when the commodity’s price hits high levels. The bill will head to the Senate…
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