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Gov. Doug Burgum today announced the retirement of North Dakota Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Pam Sharp, extending his gratitude to Sharp for her dedication to the State of North Dakota for more than three decades.   

Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum today applauded President Donald Trump for declaring the nation’s opioid crisis a Nationwide Public Health Emergency, expanding access to resources and services – including in rural and remote areas – to combat the chronic disease of addiction.

Gov. Doug Burgum will welcome Vice President Mike Pence to North Dakota on Friday during his visit to Minot Air Force Base.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister met today in Fargo to discuss the critical partnership between the United States and Canada as well as several shared interests and key issues facing both jurisdictions, including trade, water and public safety.

The North Dakota Governor’s Office, North Dakota Department of Commerce and Economic Development Association of North Dakota (EDND) today presented the Governor’s Choice – Economic Developer of the Year awards during the EDND Fall Conference in Williston.

Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed former Walsh County prosecutor Barbara Whelan to a judgeship in the Northeast Judicial District, effective Oct. 23.

State agencies are expanding the fight against North Dakota’s opioid epidemic through several actions stemming from an executive order signed recently by Gov. Doug Burgum.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton today announced the formation of a new Task Force to develop design principles and concept-level engineering solutions to achieve balanced flood risk management for the Fargo-Moorhead region, including upstream, downstream, and metro-area communities and properties. The two governors announced their intent to form the Task Force following a meeting in Moorhead earlier this month.

Gov. Doug Burgum and Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread issued joint statements in response to President Trump signing an executive order directing the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury to consider issuing guidance and regulations for expanding access to association health plans (AHPs), health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and short-term medical plans.

Gov. Doug Burgum today announced the 2018 Governor’s Summit on Innovative Education, to be held in June, along with an Innovative Education challenge and awards that will be presented at the summit. The awards will highlight themes of innovation, collaboration, systems transformation and student leadership.