BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement today regarding the passing of state Rep. Randy Schobinger of Minot, who died Tuesday, Aug. 13, at age 54 at his home in Delano, Tenn. Schobinger served in the North Dakota Senate from 1994 to 2006 and in the state House of Representatives from 2016 to 2024. He announced in January that he would not seek re-election. "Rep  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum has issued an executive order clarifying the membership, role and terms of the Olmstead Commission, whose goal is to move North Dakota forward toward greater integration and inclusion for persons with disabilities with respect to community services and supports, employment, education, health care, housing and transportation. Under the previous Olmstead Commission makeup, all but two  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 15 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 14, 2024: Gov. Doug Burgum today participated in a beam signing ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the nation's 15th presidential library. The project has raised over $270 million in private donations, far surpassing the $100 million that was originally required to trigger a $50 million state endowment whose earning  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon announced that Wyoming will lead a lawsuit with Texas, North Dakota, and 14 other states challenging the latest in a slew of rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) targeting the coal industry. This is the fourth suit the Governor has filed since EPA released the rule package targeting coal-fired power plants this spring. Wyoming previously filed three lawsuits challen  more