SEASIDE, California, Aug. 30 (TNSawa) -- California State University issued the following news: By Mark C. Anderson There are two types of people in the world: Those who know what athletic directors do and those who don't. At different times in his life, Kirby Garry fit into both categories. When he was a football player at University of North Dakota and a coach at University of South Dakota, he was mostly oblivious to what the job involved. Now that he's entering his ninth year as A.D. for   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 2 (TNSper) -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Sept. 1, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum today appointed Josh Teigen, director of the Economic Development and Finance Division at the North Dakota Department of Commerce, to serve as the state's next commerce commissioner, citing his experience as an entrepreneur and private sector leader and his leadership of Commerce's largest division. Teigen has served as Economic Development and Finance Divi  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 31, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum and North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission Executive Director Nathan Davis released the following statements today regarding the University of North Dakota's efforts to repatriate Native American remains and artifacts to their tribes of origin. "We are heartbroken by the deeply insensitive treatment of these indigenous ancestral remains and artifacts and extend our   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Sept. 1, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum announced that the integration of North Dakota's Department of Health and Department of Human Services into one Health and Human Services (HHS) agency is effective today, Sept. 1, 2022. The agency will be led by HHS Commissioner Chris Jones. State Health Officer Dr. Nizar Wehbi will provide vision, leadership and consultation on state health priorities. "North Dako  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 3 (TNSper) -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Sept. 2, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum today announced that state Labor Commissioner Erica Thunder has resigned from the role, effective Sept. 30, to accept the newly created position of Director of Diversity and Cultural Competency at the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR). Thunder has led the Department of Labor and Human Rights since June 2019. She was serving as  more