North Dakota Revenues Fall North Dakota revenues have taken a deep dive this year but the state still ranks as a fiscal model. Low oil prices and fewer drilling rigs are being blamed for a drop in North Dakota’s general revenues that fell to $41.7 million during July and August. But with prudent spending by lawmakers and a continued surplus, this is not devastating news. Rather, House Majority Leader Al Carlson framed it as a “real wake-up call.” This week, the Chicago-based think tank, Truth in Accounting, named North Dakota the nation’s second-best fiscal health in 2014. The agency reports that the taxpayer surplus has more than tripled since 2009, from $8,300 to $28,400 per taxpayer. State Office of Management and Budget Director Pam Sharp commented, “We have a really strong amount of reserves that are available, and the budget that we have for 2015-17, we really took into […]