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Gov. Kelly Armstrong presented his executive budget recommendations for the 2025-27 biennium, highlighting significant investments in property tax relief, housing and infrastructure, education opportunities for students, and other priorities.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued a statement in opposition to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalizing its updated Resource Management Plan (RMP) for North Dakota, despite repeated objections from the state.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong directed the U.S. and North Dakota flags to be flown at full staff on Jan. 20 at the North Dakota Capitol and all state buildings in celebration of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Flags should return to half-staff on Jan. 21 and remain at half-staff through Jan. 28 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29.

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

Gov. Kelly Armstrong delivered his 2025 State of the State Address to a joint session of the 69^th 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.