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Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum will welcome Halloween trick-or-treaters on Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Governor’s Residence, continuing a long-standing tradition.
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller led a beam signing ceremony to celebrate the placement of the final structural beam for the new North Dakota State Laboratory in the northeast corner of the Capitol grounds.
Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum are inviting the general public to join them for Recovery Reinvented, an event dedicated to eliminating the shame and stigma of the disease of addiction, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Bismarck Event Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Gov. Doug Burgum along with North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism and Marketing Director Sara Otte Coleman and others celebrated the opening of the Good Bear Bay Lodge at Indian Hills Resort, a unique new lodging option on the shores of Lake Sakakawea.
The Office of the First Lady invites artists and craftspeople to provide handmade ornaments for the North Dakota State Christmas Tree. The tree will be on display in Memorial Hall at the state Capitol starting with a tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 5.
Gov. Doug Burgum expressed his gratitude for the members of the North Dakota Teacher Retention and Recruitment Task Force for their efforts to provide recommendations that support the education workforce. The task force’s final report is available here.
Gov. Doug Burgum and Korea Research Association for Unmanned Vehicles (KRAUV) Chairman Choi Myungjin signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state of North Dakota and KRAUV to establish a partnership and promote collaboration in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research and development.
SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA – Gov. Doug Burgum led a North Dakota delegation on the first day of a trade and investment mission to South Korea, signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state of North Dakota and the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) to establish a partnership and promote discussions in energy technology research and development.
Gov. Doug Burgum announced Steve D. Scheel, board chairman emeritus of the popular Fargo-based sporting goods, apparel and footwear retailer Scheels, as the 50th recipient of the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, the state’s highest commendation for its citizens.
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, with the full support of Gov. Doug Burgum, today joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business.