Legislators Tour Oil Patch

Forty state legislators traveled to the oil patch this week to see first-hand the development and impacts in Watford City and the rest of McKenzie County, which is the largest oil producing county in the state. Oil patch leaders plan to seek an increase in the amount of oil tax revenue that is sent directly back to impacted communities and counties. The 2015 legislative session is set to convene on January 6. Read more in Prairie Business Magazine.