State budget needs balance, not unsustainable growth - Central Nordak Publishing

State budget needs balance, not unsustainable growth - Central Nordak Publishing

GovernorKelly Armstrong For two decades, North Dakota has experienced remarkable growth. We’ve invested heavily in critical infrastructure, expanded behavioral health services, improved water systems and supported our communities in meaningful ways. Much of that growth was necessary. But alongside it came a steady expansion in the size and cost of state government – growth that is no longer sustainable at its current pace. Conservative budgeting…