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69th Legislative Assembly at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
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Armstrong appoints Haase as director of Department of Water Resources, thanks Travnicek for service; Greenberg appointed interim labor commissioner
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 08:30 am
Gov. Kelly Armstrong appointed Reice Haase, former senior policy advisor in the Governor’s Office and former deputy executive director of the North Dakota Industrial Commission, to serve as director of the state Department of Water Resources, while thanking outgoing director Andrea Travnicek for her more than three years of service leading the agency. Armstrong also announced the appointment of attorney and former Governor’s Office policy advisor Zach Greenberg as interim state labor commissioner
Armstrong outlines property tax relief and reform plan in 2025 State of the State Address to Legislature
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Gov. Kelly Armstrong delivered his 2025 State of the State Address to a joint session of the 69th Legislative Assembly, outlining a property tax relief and reform plan that would put the majority of primary residences on a path to zero property taxes within the next decade.
Armstrong appoints Jill Kringstad to succeed Fedorchak on North Dakota Public Service Commission
Monday, January 6, 2025 at 02:15 pm
Gov. Kelly Armstrong appointed Jill Kringstad, manager of business operations for the North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC), to fill the PSC seat vacated by former commissioner Julie Fedorchak, effective immediately. Fedorchak was elected to Congress in November and sworn in Friday to represent North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Request approved for presidential major disaster declaration for North Dakota wildfires
Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:00 pm
Gov. Kelly Armstrong today welcomed news that President Joe Biden has approved North Dakota’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration to assist in recovery from historic wildfires that swept across parts of western North Dakota in early October, causing damage estimated at more than $8 million.
Armstrong: North Dakota sees continued growth with record population estimate of 796,568 in 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 09:45 am
Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced that North Dakota’s population grew to a record high of 796,568 people as of July 1, 2024, marking the largest increase since 2020, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.