special session

North Dakota’s House Majority Leader says legislators should be more involved in revenue forecasting."There's only one branch of government that can spend…

The Legislature has finshed its special session work.The House approved the “budget fix” bill on an 82-to-8 vote. The Senate passed it Wednesday.The bill…

One step left for North Dakota lawmakers – before the special session wraps.And that’s for the House to vote on the budget bill that will close a…

The North Dakota Senate has approved a bill to fill a projected $310 million gap inn the state budget.The vote was unanimous, after the Senate turned down…

The senate Appropriations Committee has given a “do-pass” recommendation to a bill designed to deal with a projected $310 million shortfall in the state’s…

Gov. Jack Dalrymple has ordered state general fund agencies to trim their budgets by another 2 ½ percent.It comes on the eve of a special Legislative…

State lawmakers gather in Bismarck tomorrow for a projected three day special session.The session was called to tackle a projected $310 million state…

A Fargo Senator had a bill drafted some time ago – back in March -- in case there was a special Legislative session to deal with the state’s budget…

Since North Dakota became a state, there have only been 14 special Legislative sessions.Only a few of them dealt with direct budget issues.This year is an…

Preparations are underway for an August special Legislative session.Lawmakers are scheduled to return to Bismarck Aug. 2nd for what Legislative leaders…