The state Senate has shown a greater affinity this year for proposed property tax reductions, while the House of Representatives and Gov. Doug Burgum have favored plans to slash income tax.
"The way things are trending, the tax policy that emerges from this Legislature may tilt more toward failed property tax buydowns than income tax relief."
Summer studies allow a group of lawmakers to gain context on important topics and bring in different sets of expertise. This year, they'll focus on nursing home sustainability and county issues.
North Dakota has about 5,500 Guard and Reserve members and nearly 7,300 active duty service members, primarily at the Air Force bases in Minot and Grand Forks, according to the Department of Defense.
"Only time will tell if it was a wise decision to spend these additional dollars," she wrote in a letter to lawmakers, referencing about $87 million in spending above her recommended budget.
“I actually don't think we’re that far off,” a top Republican lawmaker said after a morning that saw the end of grocery tax and property tax proposals. “This is just the way this process works.”
“It would create instability in our business and our tax environment as it creates an uncertain future,” Noem said of the two-year sunset clause on the sales tax cut.
“Everyone likes intellectual diversity until they disagree with it. And I'm afraid that's what's happening here,” a Republican lawmaker opposed to the bill said.
“It would give some people a little more confidence going forward by putting this on, which is why I was asked to entertain this by leadership,” the chair of the Senate Taxation committee said.
