BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 4 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed State Labor Commissioner Erica Thunder to serve as interim executive director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission. Thunder served as judicial systems administrator for the Indian Affairs Commission from December 2016 until Burgum appointed her as labor commissioner effective June 2019. Prior to joining the commission, Thunder served the Ho-Chunk Nation in Wis  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 5 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an executive order granting an hours of service waiver for drivers of commercial vehicles transporting anhydrous ammonia and other fertilizers. Warm, dry conditions have increased the demand for fertilizer volumes as producers statewide are in the fields doing concentrated spring work. Waiving the hours of service requirements will ensure that haulers can deliver greater v  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 4 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum are inviting the general public to join them for Recovery Reinvented on Oct. 25, 2021, at the Bismarck Event Center. The event will be free and open to the public. A robust, online experience also will be available to all. The daylong event will feature state and national addiction and recovery experts who will focus on reinventing recovery through the sh  more