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Gov. Kelly Armstrong joined staff and residents from the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) to break ground on the Heart River Correctional Center (HRCC), the state’s new women’s correctional facility, highlighting its focus on rehabilitation and safety.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong tday announced he has appointed interim state Labor Commissioner Zachary Greenberg to the position on a permanent basis. Greenberg has led the North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights as interim labor commissioner since January.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued a statement after U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe that sought to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline, which began operations in North Dakota in June 2017.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong, First Lady Kjersti Armstrong and Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden joined state legislators, education and student representatives, and others in announcing support for new legislation designed to improve learning and well-being by requiring public schools to adopt policies that require students’ cell phones to be securely stored during the school day.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong joined state and local officials in inspecting the new Applied Digital data center expansion and a related housing project, both under construction in Ellendale. While there, Armstrong also signed legislation streamlining siting of on-site backup power generation at data centers and other businesses in North Dakota, ensuring they can continue to operate off-grid during emergency situations.