Murphy’s Law 2024 #7 | EDTC Hears About Importance of Carbon Capture
This month saw the Legislative Interim Committee called Energy Development Transmission listening to Director of Mineral Resources Lynn Helms. Mr. Helms went through a presentation which explained how critical CO2 pipelines coming into the state from the south, west and north will be for reaching the potential harvest of oil and gas in North Dakota. Our $8 billion Legacy...
Murphy’s Law #6 | ND Transportation Coalition Meets
Your NDSGA is a charter member of the North Dakota Transportation Coalition (NDTC) and joined about 20 other organizations in a call this week to discuss, primarily, the effects of passage concerning the ballot measure which would eliminate property taxes in our state. To be clear, the needed signatures (and vetting thereof) are not yet handed in so while it may not be on...
Murphy’s Law 2024 #5 | Tax Relief Advisory Committee
The discussion on multiple taxing questions continued this week. For one, my take on the committee direction concerning elimination of the marriage penalty at the state income tax level is to look favorably upon action in the coming session and possibly even have a bill prepared for introduction.
For another, it would appear that adjusting income tax brackets so that about...
Murphy’s Law 2024 | #4 Water Topics Committee
Time was spent at a recent meeting educating this interim committee about water policies which included testimony from the Department of Water Resources (DWR). They heard from the DWR’s Regulatory division, Water Appropriations division, a financial update and then some topics such as aquifer recharge and recovery and finally some details on water-related research. After...
Murphy’s Law 2024 | #3 Ag and Natural Resources Meets
The committee opened by welcoming a newly appointed Representative from the Minot area following the resignation of Representative Larry Bellew. Representative Joanne Rademacher said she farms and ranches in the Foxholm area. In trying to get all information relevant to the topic of foreign land ownership, the agenda opened with Chair Paul Thomas who had Senator Kevin...
Murphy’s Law 2024 | #2 Tax Relief Advisory Committee Meets
This committee is attempting to find some methods by which they can help their fellow legislators navigate through the next months in the face of a threat (the property tax initiative) which would upend our state’s economy as we know it. They addressed this in two major ways; one is to prevent the passage of the initiative eliminating the property tax by increasing the...