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Gov. Doug Burgum will travel to Watford City this afternoon to survey an RV park devastated by a tornado last night and to meet with local response officials and residents displaced by the storm.

Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford today applauded the launch of the first trans-Atlantic flight of a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft from the Grand Sky commercial UAS business and aviation park.

Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, in partnership with the North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division, have announced the speaker lineup for Recovery Reinvented on Sept. 5 in Fargo.

Gov. Doug Burgum issued a statement in commemoration of the 242nd anniversary of America’s independence.

Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, in partnership with the North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division, are inviting the general public, Native American communities, business and community leaders, behavioral health providers, university and college representatives, health care providers and administrators, addiction recovery advocates, faith-based communities, first responders, law enforcement, families and more to attend “Recovery Reinvented” on Sept. 5 in Fargo.

The Western Governors’ Association elected North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as vice chairman for the 2018-2019 year, on the final day of the association’s three-day annual meeting in Rapid City.

Gov. Doug Burgum applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that online retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence, calling it a win for Main Street that levels the playing field between remote sellers and brick-and-mortar businesses.

Gov. Doug Burgum urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clearly and promptly communicate changes in the amount of water being released from Garrison Dam, and to take the necessary steps to prevent flooding as much as possible, as the Corps announced it will step up releases to 60,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) by Saturday, raising the river in Bismarck to within 1.5 feet of flood stage.

Gov. Doug Burgum met with Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Amarjeet Sohi, to discuss trade, agriculture and other topics at the Capitol in Bismarck. 

Gov. Doug Burgum will welcome teachers, students, school administrators and community leaders to the second annual Governor’s Summit on Innovative Education on Thursday, June 7, at Northern Cass School near Hunter.