GOP Plan Seeks $800 Million for North Dakota Infrastructure

In boomtown North Dakota, where population growth and job creation have outpaced infrastructure development, a one-time spending plan might be the ticket.
GOP Plan Seeks $800 Million for North Dakota Infrastructure
In North Dakota, the GOP has proposed a one-time $800 million spending plan to improve Bakken-area infrastructure.

As the nation’s No. 2 oil producer behind Texas, North Dakota has seen its share of oil boom benefits. But with stratospheric growth in the oil sector also comes a huge influx of workers and families and, often, not enough resources outside the oilfields to serve them.

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