North Dakota's Republican-led Legislature has convened special session to begin fixing a budget mess
North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature began a special session Monday to redo a key budget bill the state Supreme Court voided last month, leaving a giant hole in government operations. Lawmakers quickly began hearings on 14 bills for restoring the provisions of the major budget bill voided by the high court, which invalidated the bill as unconstitutional because it violated a single-subject requirement for bills.
Burgum told reporters that his proposals “are just adding appropriations to existing programs,' with “a fantastic opportunity for this Legislature to do something more than just procedural fixes.” He also advocated for “low-hanging fruit items” such as fixing language of a military income tax exemption and allowing the University of North Dakota and Bismarck State College to receive non-state funds for improvements on campus. “We’re here.
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