Governor Burgum Proposes Sweeping Public Pension Reform

Dec 08, 2022

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As part of his 2023-25 executive budget proposal, Governor Burgum is showing that he is actually willing to use his political capital to promote long-needed policy changes that previous governors just have not been willing to touch.

I previously wrote about how Governor Burgum is returning to his roots and proposing a “flat income tax with a path to zero percent”.

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Governor Burgum Makes Hard Push On Income Tax Reform

Yesterday, Governor Doug Burgum presented his proposal for the next legislative session starting in January. While there are a lot of new spending proposals that are sure to generate plenty of debate and opposition, it is clear that this budget proposal is about legacy building - specifically when it comes to tackling issues that have been ignored for …

2 years ago · Dustin Gawrylow

Another long-standing issue that Governor Burgum is now leading the charge on is Public Pension Reform.

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Is Pension Reform Dead?

Pension reform is an issue that has been a hot topic since the market collapse of 2007-08 left the state’s pension retirement funds hurting. The momentum was not there to reform the plans because the shortfall was so high and legislators, even if they wanted to reform the plan, did not want to spend the money needed to prop up the current plan to ensure…

10 years ago · Dustin Gawrylow

To long-time followers of the North Dakota Watchdog Network, and prior to that the North Dakota Taxpayers Association, this has been an issue we’ve raised the alarm on for many years. But it has always been a “third-rail” issue because most elected officials are scared of the public employees union turning on them.

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Government Workers Union Rejects Need For Pension Reforms

Last week we highlighted Governor Burgum's plan for a pension fund bailout and said it would be better if there were specific policy reforms attached to it. Those reforms are becoming more clear, as is the fact that this will be a fight with the government workers union…

6 years ago · Dustin Gawrylow

For the 2023-25 legislative session, Governor Burgum proposed another $250 …

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