BISMARCK, N.D. ( North Dakota News Cooperative ) — Most North Dakotans support using the state’s Legacy Fund to reduce property taxes even further and to pay for school lunches at public schools, but draw the line at using the sovereign wealth fund to cover private school vouchers, North Dakota Poll data shows.

Of those three, state legislators have only tapped into the Legacy Fund for property tax reductions so far, a decision made during the past legislative session.

According to the latest poll numbers, 69% of respondents support using the Legacy Fund for additional property tax relief, while 25% oppose that action.

Respondents are also firmly behind the idea of local control of property tax rates. A total of 68% said those should remain with local political subdivisions, while 28%

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