BIA Advocacy Update

Moorhead's 2023 Annual Development Report

Some of the highlights:

• In 2023, 224 multi-family building permits and 111 single-family. 
• 2022-2023 saw an 82% increase in single-family building permits and 62% increase in multi-family.
• 287 fully serviced, buildable lots are available in various Moorhead subdivisions entering the 2024 construction season.
• 23 commercial projects
• 10 industrial projects
• and more. 

For further information and details: read the report.

2023 National Association of Home Builders Advocacy Wins

NAHB celebrated multiple wins throughout 2023. Those wins included legislation surrounding

• Gas stoves
• Transformers
• Codes
• Tax policy
• Workforce/labor

Much of the legislation was passed following the attendance of members from around the nation at the NAHB Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. During the conference, members engaged in discussions with their elected officials, addressing critical industry concerns. This underscores the importance of each individual's ability to influence lawmakers by communicating about the challenges they face. This principle holds true at the local level as well- you can make a difference!

Click here to read about the work NAHB is doing on your behalf.

NAHB Senior Officers Urge Lawmakers to Act on Key Housing Issues

NAHB First Vice Chairman Carl Harris and Second Vice Chairman Buddy Hughes met with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill to address a wide range of legislative and regulatory issues.

They advocated for:

• Increased transformer production funding.
• including a provision in the T-HUD appropriations bill to prevent HUD from adopting the 2021 International         Energy Conservation Code as the minimum energy efficiency standard for all HUD- and USDA-financed           new construction housing. 
• Maintaining Job Corps funding at $1.7 billion.
• Extending the National Flood Insurance Program past March 8, when it's set to expire.
• urging the House to hold an oversight hearing focusing exclusively on why the Environmental Protection           Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have failed to implement the Biden administration’s waters of the      U.S. (WOTUS) rule as directed by the recent Sackett Supreme Court decision.

For more information, click here.

2024 Elections

North Dakota

Elections are sneaking up fast! With April 8 as the filing deadline for candidates and the primary election and city elections June 11, we are only a few months away. The general election is Nov. 5, 2024.

For extra information on the election timeline and early voting, etc., view the 2024 North Dakota Election Calendar. 

Minnesota

The general election is Nov. 5, same date for North Dakota and Minnesota. However, our local city elections in Minnesota will also happen Nov. 5. The filing deadline for candidates is June 4 as the primary is Aug. 13.

Click here for additional information for Minnesota's election timeline and important dates.

We anticipate an exciting election season; please keep an eye out for information about our candidate forums.