DemocraticlogoFARGO, N.D. (AP) – Democratic leaders in the North Dakota Legislature are asking Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple to call a special session to address the state’s budget woes.
 
     Senate Minority Leader Mac Schneider says he believes a “very brief, very focused” session would help lawmakers make a plan to weather the effects of money problems due primarily to low oil and crop prices.
 
     The Grand Forks Democrat says there was no strategy involved in Dalrymple’s across-the-board budget cuts. Schneider says some individuals and groups should be spared from the cuts.
 
     Democrats have scheduled news conferences Tuesday in Fargo and Bismarck to outline their plans.
 
     Jeff Zent, the governor’s policy adviser, did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.