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Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced that North Dakota has been awarded $199 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to support the first year of a statewide Rural Health Transformation Program. The funding will strengthen rural health care by improving access, quality and health outcomes for North Dakotans in rural communities over the next five years. 

Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued a statement regarding the passing of former North Dakota Gov. Allen I. Olson, who served as the 28^th governor of North Dakota from 1981 to 1984 and as the state’s attorney general from 1972 to 1980. Olson died Friday, Dec. 26, at age 87.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Dakota Access Pipeline, recommending that pipeline operations be maintained and the easement to cross Lake Oahe be reinstated.

As property tax statements arrive in North Dakotans’ mailboxes this month, Gov. Kelly Armstrong joined lawmakers and state Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus at the Capitol today to highlight the significant relief being provided by the $1,600 Primary Residence Credit (PRC) approved last spring, while also emphasizing the need to grow the credit in future legislative sessions to eliminate property taxes for even more households.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong shared his support for the revised definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers, which will provide certainty and common-sense regulation for farmers, businesses and consumers.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong thanked U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins for approving North Dakota’s application for a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food-choice waiver.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong today informed legislative leaders that he has identified Jan. 21 as the tentative date for a special session of the 69^th Legislative Assembly to act on anticipated federal funding for North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program.

In accordance with a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump, Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff until sunset today, Dec. 4, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, as a mark of respect for West Virginia Army National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom.

North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Daniel Crothers informed Gov. Kelly Armstrong that he plans to retire Feb. 28, 2026, after serving more than 20 years on the high court.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong fulfilled his commitment to visit all five sovereign tribal nations in North Dakota during his first year in office, bringing his Cabinet and other state agency leaders to the Standing Rock Reservation to meet with Chairman Steve Sitting Bear, other tribal leaders and members in an ongoing effort to strengthen state-tribal partnerships and relationships.