Tax revenue petition filed to protect wildlife

Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks Fund, a conservative advocate group in North Dakota, recently filed a petition with the Secretary of State’s office. The petition would initiate a constitutional measure to set aside 5 percent of the oil extraction tax for natural areas, and would raise roughly $150 million between 2013-15. The measure will likely go on the November 5, 2014, ballot. Read the rest of the article in the Fargo Forum.