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Kelly Armstrong: “I don't want state dollars going to compete against existing…”

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Property Taxes, Term Limits, and a touch of Dunseith with Gov. Kelly Armstrong || The Conversation

Published March 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 24:07

And that transparency to that is going to be important. But also one thing that I am really, really cognizant of is I don't want state dollars going to compete against existing private sector business. You know, there are places where you are, you know, encouraging new technology or new investment in a community that is absolutely the appropriate role of government. (24:07–24:12)

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