Now that Congress has passed the new $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief measure, the money will soon be forthcoming. North Dakota Legislative leaders say that
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A decade after North Dakotans voted to established the Legacy Fund, the account is worth more than $8.1 billion. Lawmakers have used the fund's earnings to balance the state's budget in recent years, but leaders from both parties say they want to show residents this legislative session that the fund is being put toward quality-of-life improvements.
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