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ChampionedProperty Taxes

Cap future annual increases in local property tax budgets (cities, counties, schools, park districts) at 3%, with unused amounts able to carry over for up to five years.

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ChampionedFact-checker reviewConfidence: 95%

Both cited sources are reachable and every quoted phrase appears verbatim. The North Dakota Governor's official press release (PRIMARY) confirms all four promise elements: "Lawmakers adopted the governor's proposed 3% cap on future increases in local property tax budgets"; the cap "encourage[s] cities, counties, schools, and park districts to budget prudently and plan ahead"; and "If the entire 3% isn't used, the remainder of it can be carried over for up to five years." The bill is House Bill 1176, which Armstrong proposed in his January 7 State of the State Address and signed into law. The KFGO secondary source independently confirms "Lawmakers adopted the governor's proposed 3 percent cap on future increases in local property tax budgets" and the Armstrong signing-ceremony quote. CHAMPIONED (rather than FULL) is justified because the sources show real leadership, not a mere vote: Armstrong authored/proposed the 3% cap framework as his own gubernatorial proposal, publicly pushed it, and signed the enacting bill — the enacted policy matches the promise verbatim on the named districts, the 3% cap, and the five-year carryover. Confidence is high; minor session-negotiated override/exception fine print keeps it just below the original 0.97, but does not alter the core outcome.

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