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Appropriations panel examines governor’s office budget: proposed Fargo post, IT and internship funding
Summary
The Appropriations — Education and Environment Committee reviewed items in House Bill 101 related to the governor’s office budget, including a proposed eastern-office position (listed on the long sheet at about $302,000 for salaries and rent), information-technology support and licensing, and internship funding and pay assumptions.
The Appropriations — Education and Environment Committee reviewed House Bill 101 line items for the governor’s office, discussing a proposed eastern-office position, information-technology costs and internship funding.
Committee members examined a long-sheet entry showing roughly $302,000 for a Fargo-based position (salaries and rent). Roz Layton, chief of staff in the office of the governor, told the committee the post is intended to give the lieutenant governor and the governor’s office a presence on the eastern side of the state for meetings, constituent work and to monitor major projects. “The lieutenant governor lives in Fargo, and it would be an opportunity for her to have a home base when not in session, have meetings, host meetings, have working space, and a place to work out of,” Layton…
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