BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Dec. 17, 2021: * * * Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement after North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced today he will not seek re-election in 2022. Stenehjem is the longest-serving attorney general in North Dakota history, having held the position for 21 years. He was elected as the state's 29th attorney general in 2000 and was re-elected in 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 16 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Dec. 15, 2021: * * * Gov. Doug Burgum today released the following statement in response to North Dakota Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner announcing his retirement next year after 30 years in the Legislature. "Today we offer our deepest gratitude to Senator Rich Wardner for his more than three decades of service to the people of District 37 in Dickinson and his 10 years as Senate majority  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 16 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2021: Gov. Doug Burgum and the North Dakota National Guard's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, today visited the 125 soldiers from the Bismarck-based 957th Engineer Company serving along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, getting a first-hand look at their border mission and thanking them for their service in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The multi-role bridge   more