Port: Property tax reform shifts the onus back to local governments

Port: Property tax reform shifts the onus back to local governments

MINOT — Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s property tax plan, with its $1,600 credits for primary residences and 3% caps on local spending growth, is more than just a curative for voters rightfully cranky about their property tax bills. It’s also an impetus for reforming local government. In politics, there are really only two types of debate. One is about the policy to be implemented. Should taxes be lower or higher? Would a traffic circle be a salubrious …