A new poll suggests North Dakotans have a desire to invest more of the Legacy Fund earnings in North Dakota projects benefiting taxpayers. Unfortunately, the questions used by the pollsters were misleading, which isn’t unusual in the polling business. According to the poll, 60% of eligible voters want Legacy Fund investments to be directed to
KILLDEER — Tom Murphy said the money he expects to lose from his investments in the Agridime cattle company is substantial but “it’s not gonna break me.” Still, he worries about neighbors, especially younger ranchers who put money into what federal investigators have now labeled a Ponzi scheme — taking money from investors to pay
JAMESTOWN — An error was made by the Stutsman County Auditor’s Office on total mill levies for the Jamestown Public School District on the 2023 real estate and the 2024 mobile home tax statements sent to taxpayers on Dec. 14, according to a press release issued by the county on Monday, Jan. 29. Jessica Alonge,
MINOT — There have been a lot of headlines written, including by this humble columnist, about a proposed ballot measure that would “abolish property taxes.” The committee backing the proposal is in the process of collecting the requisite signatures to be placed on the statewide ballot. The organizers have said publicly that they have more
BISMARCK — A state authority voted Tuesday to split a $125 million forgivable loan between two projects that would aim to boost the fertilizer supply for North Dakota farmers. The Clean Sustainable Energy Authority voted Tuesday, Jan. 23 to award the Prairie Horizons Energy Solutions project with $75 million and the NextEra Energy Resources project