BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) A North Dakota lawmaker's push to end the state income tax has failed.
Rep. Scott Louser, a Republican from Minot, introduced the legislation to set state income tax at 0 percent, rather than push for an outright repeal.
The House voted 70-23 to kill the bill on Monday.
North Dakota's House approved a separate bill by a vote of 67-25 on Monday that would reduce individual and corporate income tax by 10 percent.
North Dakota collects roughly $500 million in state income tax every year.
The last state to eliminate its income tax was Alaska in 1980. Six other states have no income taxes.