West Fargo school administrators continue to wrestle with the reasons behind the abysmally low voter turnout for the district’s $147 million bonding special election that went down in flames. Despite…
The sizable property tax and utility fee hikes first proposed by the Fargo City Commission this summer set off alarm bells at The Forum editorial board. The headline of the…
Earlier this month, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO, f/k/a General Accounting Office) issued a report on the fraud around Covid-related unemployment insurance (UI) payments. It seems like the headline should have…
The controversial project broke ground in Medora this summer and is still on track for a July 4, 2026, opening. The Associated Press (AP) reported late last month that workers…
Fargo and West Fargo city officials have made it clear local property taxes will be increasing come next year. So it came as a surprise when Cass County elected officials…
The North Dakota Legislature just handed taxpayers the biggest property and income tax cut in state history, more than half a billion dollars overall. But that could be only a…
Downtown Fargo has a problem. It’s gotten so rowdy and noisy on the streets on many nights that city hall has been deluged with complaints. Last summer the controversy got…
The good news (if you might even call it that) is that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a deal to prevent a default. The bad news…
As soon as June 1, the U.S. government could run out of money to pay its bills. This means that without further borrowing, the U.S. government would not be able…
A line of credit has been added to the state parks’ budget bill to backstop initial construction costs at the proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora. The Bismarck Tribune reports, North Dakota’s state…
Whether it’s tackling climate change, reducing inflation, or dealing with skyrocketing deficits, President Joe Biden has one proposal to it all: tax more and spend more. His latest budget proposal…
Even though it’s still a work in progress, the push by North Dakota lawmakers to cap and ultimately phase out the state income tax has already attracted the attention of…
Back in 2017, when she was Federal Reserve Chair, Janet Yellen said the following to what was then a $20 trillion national debt: I would simply say that I am very worried…
The controversy isn’t over the subject matter, but the project’s location and cost. Although his face appears on Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota, America’s 26th President is more closely associated…
For the second time in as many days, opponents of a controversial proposed development in a North Dakota city triumphed over the political establishment, ending another overwhelmingly unpopular, though once…
“The rich should pay their fair share.” That sentiment has been expressed not only by many politicians but even by the rich themselves. Despite the evidence, the idea that rich…