If there were any doubt, the prison sentence recently handed down for Faith Dixon in a Burleigh County, North Dakota, court demonstrated that fraud is not just a Minnesota phenomenon.
Last week, the Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. It made for the usual grim reading. Social…
Yesterday, I wrote about the looming crisis in federal government finances. This will have impacts at the state level which policymakers should be preparing for. A federal government with less money…
In every year since 2001, the federal government has spent more money than it collects in taxes. As Figure 1 shows, while federal revenues have increased from $2.0 trillion in…
If there were any doubt, the prison sentence recently handed down for Faith Dixon in a Burleigh County, North Dakota, court demonstrated that fraud is not just a Minnesota phenomenon.
Last week, the Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. It made for the usual grim reading. Social…
Yesterday, I wrote about the looming crisis in federal government finances. This will have impacts at the state level which policymakers should be preparing for. A federal government with less money…
In every year since 2001, the federal government has spent more money than it collects in taxes. As Figure 1 shows, while federal revenues have increased from $2.0 trillion in…
According to the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO), after accounting for all state funds, North Dakota spent $5,969 per resident in 2024. South Dakota spent 27 percent less…