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Gov. Doug Burgum and North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI) announced a new program to help offset the costs of routine medical exams for paid, full-time firefighters and law enforcement officers.

Gov. Doug Burgum congratulated William S. Gussner Elementary School in Jamestown, Rugby High School in Rugby and Taylor-Richardton Elementary School in Taylor for being recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023.

Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller announced that AGCO, a global leader in agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, will be an anchor tenant for the Grand Farm Innovation Campus near Casselton.

Gov. Doug Burgum released a statement on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, honoring the nearly 3,000 individuals who died in the 9/11 attacks and the heroic actions of the police, firefighters and other first responders who bravely saved lives while risking their own,.

Gov. Doug Burgum rescinded an executive order he issued in January creating an Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee, after legislation took effect Aug. 1 codifying the committee in state law to receive and distribute funds received under settlement agreements and recommend how they should be used by local governments.

Gov. Doug Burgum released a statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on the easement for the existing Dakota Access Pipeline crossing at Lake Oahe.

Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an executive order creating a Teacher Retention and Recruitment Task Force to address the state’s chronic teacher shortage.

Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller announced the 2023 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Public Service, recognizing team members across state government for their commitment to providing the highest levels of service to North Dakota.

Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum are inviting the general public to join them for Recovery Reinvented, an event dedicated to eliminating the shame and stigma of the disease of addiction, on Oct. 5 in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall on the campus of Minot State University. The event will also be livestreamed.

Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement regarding action taken Friday by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to ban the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, reversing the authorization provided under President Donald Trump in 2020.