Kelly Armstrong: “If the state's going to pay for over 50% of the local share…”

“But we're in the game. And it's we're not reducing property taxes. We're buying it. It's incredibly expensive. But people are as frustrated as they've ever been. So If the state's going to pay for over 50% of the local share property taxes, we absolutely have a say in the growth of their budgets. Armstrong's proposal also calls for the use of legacy fund earnings. He says using those earnings to give back to North Dakotans and will be very beneficial.” (02:22–02:29)

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