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Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all U.S. and North Dakota flags to be flown at half-staff from today until sunset Aug. 31, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, as a mark of respect for the victims of today’s shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Cabinet leaders and other state agency representatives met with leaders and members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate as part of the governor’s ongoing commitment to strengthen state-tribal partnerships and visit all five tribal nations in North Dakota during his first year in office.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong, along with state agency officials and local leaders, led a groundbreaking ceremony for the new North Dakota State Hospital. The event marked a significant milestone in the state's commitment to investing in services that support the behavioral health needs of North Dakotans. 

Gov. Kelly Armstrong today welcomed U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to North Dakota, highlighting the state’s key contributions to American energy security and shared goal with the Trump administration of U.S. energy dominance.

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong highlighted the state’s $850 million investment in the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project during an event marking the historic rerouting of the Red River through a massive control structure – a critical component in protecting the state’s largest metro area from catastrophic flooding.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong appointed Grand Forks County Assistant State’s Attorney Andrew Eyre to an open judgeship in the Northeast Central Judicial District, effective Aug. 29.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong submitted a request for a presidential major disaster declaration for severe storms that impacted the state June 20-21, producing more than 20 tornadoes and straight-line winds that caused widespread public damage preliminarily estimated at nearly $11.5 million. 

Gov. Kelly Armstrong appointed Bismarck attorney Marina Spahr to an open judgeship in the South Central Judicial District, effective Sept. 15. Spahr has practiced civil and criminal law for more than 30 years, both in private practice and government service.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong joined President Donald Trump at the White House for the signing of the HALT Fentanyl Act, which places fentanyl-related substances under the same strict controls as other Schedule 1 drugs such as heroin. Armstrong was an original co-sponsor of an earlier version of the bill introduced in the 117^th Congress in 2022.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, urging lawmakers to maintain robust funding for transportation infrastructure, provide maximum flexibility for states and streamline the permitting and regulatory processes to reduce project delays and costs.