BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 19 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on March 18, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum today sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Labour Seamus O'Regan asking them to take all action necessary to help prevent a work stoppage on Canadian Pacific Railway and protect the supply chain for North Dakota farmers and businesses. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which represents about 3,000 CP locomotive conductors, en  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 15 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum is encouraging school, community and church bands, orchestras and choirs across North Dakota to apply to serve as the Governor's Official State Band/Orchestra Program and Choral Program for the 2022-2023 school year. The Governor and First Lady will select the Governor's Band/Orchestra Program and Governor's Choral Program from the applications received based on musical talent, ach  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 18 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Western Governrs University (WGU) and the five community colleges within the North Dakota University System have signed a memorandum of understanding that will provide their graduates and staff with an affordable pathway to earning their bachelor's or master's degrees from WGU. Additionally, under the terms of the agreement, those who enroll in any of the online, nonprofit university's 60-plus unde  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, March 16 (TNSfund) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Work to diversify representation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) faculty is moving forward at Western Michigan University. Fueled by a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant, a team at Western is partnering with researchers at Iowa State University, North Dakota State University and Michigan Technological University to create programming aimed at increasing   more