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North Dakota homicide rate estimated at 4.2 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2021

North Dakota last year recorded a homicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 1.5 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

North Dakota received $474.5 million in school stimulus funds during pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 29, 2021

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that North Dakota received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $474.5 million, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

Top marginal tax rate in North Dakota could reach 52.24% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 22, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in North Dakota could hit 52.24 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.The Biden plan increases federal taxes for those paying top marginal individual income tax rates.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum gets ‘D’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2020

Republican Gov. Doug Burgum received a grade of “D” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for his tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

North Dakota to lose $19.5 million in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

North Dakota will lose $19.5 million in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.