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BISMARCK -- North Dakota may need to get a bigger piggy bank. The latest state finance report predicts at least $1.5 billion in surplus and reserves by June 30, 2013, the end of the biennium. The state's booming economy has resulted in stronger than expected revenues from sales...

The North Dakota legislature has been busy determining the various priorities of the state over the past month, but when it comes to how those priorities will be paid for the picture hasn't been too clear. Legislators hope the new revenue projections, which will be presented on Monday,...