Reaction to Governor 's State of the State Address

Governor Burgum's State of the State Address yesterday continued themes from his Executive Budget Speech, with some new twists.

Yesterday, Governor Doug Burgum gave his State of the State speech to officially kick off the 2023 Legislative Session. (You can watch it here or read it here.)

Income Tax

The governor repeated his push for income tax cuts:

“To make our state a more attractive, affordable place to live and give us an advantage as we compete for workers, we can and should adopt the lowest flat-rate income tax in the nation. The income tax relief plan proposed in our budget will eliminate the state individual income tax for three out of five taxpayers. The remaining income taxpayers will see their liability reduced by roughly one-quarter to one-half, allowing North Dakotans to keep more of their hard-earned money to offset expenses and invest in their families and communities.” - Governor Doug Burgum (Page 20)

Which I have told you extensively about and will…