North Dakota is in a unique position to use its oil wealth to eventually end property taxes on people’s homes under a plan from new Gov. Kelly Armstrong

North Dakota's legislative session opened with the usual speeches and the use of a 115-year-old silver punchbowl once used on a battleship.

The bill looks to be a hot topic this session. A similar bill during the 2023 session was narrowly shot down in the Senate by a vote of 26-21 against the bill after it passed the House.

It's time to advocate for a different top priority even before the property tax proposals.

As with his State of the State address last week, Gov. Kelly Armstrong seemed to get a positive response from legislators to the budget proposal he unveiled Wednesday.

Several state governors have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.

Armstrong’s proposed budget for the 2025-27 biennium includes about $1 billion in investments in infrastructure, education and property tax relief, while cutting about $600 million from the budget proposed by Burgum in December. The result is a budget that comes in at $19.89 billion, around $400 million higher than Burgum’s.

North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong has proposed a plan to phase out property taxes for primary residences, leveraging the state’s oil revenue.

The order comes as the nation mourns the loss of former President Jimmy Carter, which prompted flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days after his death.

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong's vision for property tax reform took shape, with most testimony on the bill being positive while some concerns were raised over caps on levy raises.

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s budget proposal deviated from former Gov. Doug Burgum's proposition on property taxes, new state employees and infrastructure, with the changes appearing ...

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong presents his proposed budget for the 2025-27 biennium to lawmakers at the Capitol on Jan. 15, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) After a month in office, Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Wednesday laid out a plan he says ...