Post-Burgum: Who will finish the job on income tax?
With Doug Burgum stepping away from the governor's office at the end of his current term, which candidate for governor will pickup the baton and finish the job?
With Monday’s shocking news that Doug Burgum will no seek re-election this year, some were immediately left wondering where the mission to eliminate the state income tax will go without his leadership on the issue that made big strides in 2023.
Yesterday, Governor Burgum addressed this issue in his final State of the State Address:
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum took the opportunity during his final State of the State address to call on legislators to get rid of the state’s income tax and for the state to do better in telling its story to the nation.
“It is time for us to say goodbye to the state income tax once and for all,” Burgum said Tuesday, Jan. 23, in his speech at Dickinson State University.
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The state should focus on what it can control, he said. Legislators approved $358 million in income tax relief this session.
Burgum said the state has made strides to collect no income tax from many residents. There are nine states with no income tax at all, he noted.
“I challenge the 69th Leg…
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