BISMARCK, North Dakota, Nov. 10 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Nov. 9, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum is petitioning the federal government to reconsider a rule restricting governors' ability to waive hours of service regulations for commercial truck drivers, repeating his concerns that the change will hurt farmers, ranchers and fuel distributors and make it harder to meet the needs of citizens during weather-related emergencies. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admi  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Nov. 7, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller today announced the location and exterior design have been selected for the new North Dakota State Laboratory to be built in the northeast area of the Capitol grounds. The facility will be shared by the laboratory services divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The 20  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Nov. 7 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: The NDSU College of Arts and Sciences recently announced the formation of the landscape architecture, disaster resilience, and emergency management department. This deliberate recalibration of NDSU's highly ranked and nationally recognized programs in emergency management, geographic information systems, and landscape architecture brings a suite of degrees and certificates focused on planning and designing   more

FARGO, North Dakota, Nov. 7 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: International Accreditation of Counseling Services announced NDSU Counseling Center director Bill Burns as president of the IACS Board of Directors. He assumed leadership from Immediate-Past President Paul Galvinhill of College of the Holy Cross. "It is with great confidence and respect that I hand off IACS leadership to Bill Burns," said Paul Galvinhill. "Bill's competence, integrity and professionalism me  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Nov. 7 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: NDSU's leadership development apprenticeship is shaping the future leaders in K-12 education in the state through a no-cost degree program. The five-semester, fully-online program, which started this fall, currently has 11 school administrators across three districts in the state working toward a master's degree in K-12 leadership and their principal credential. The program is open to anyone in a K-12 admin  more