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Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Southeast Judicial District Judge Cherie Clark and East Central Judicial District Judicial Referee Stephanie Hayden to two newly created judgeships in the East Central Judicial District, which is comprised of Cass, Steele and Traill counties.

Gov. Doug Burgum issued a statement after the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released proposed changes to how the U.S. government regulates onshore oil and gas leases on federal lands. The changes include increasing the minimum lease bond from $10,000 to $150,000, reducing the areas available for leasing, increasing the minimum bid amount from $2 to $10 per acre, and raising royalty rates.

Gov. Doug Burgum has directed all government agencies across the state to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, starting immediately today through sunset Saturday, July 22, in honor of Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin, 23, who died in the line of duty Friday in a shooting incident that also seriously injured two fellow officers and a civilian. 

Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement regarding Friday’s incident in Fargo in which a Fargo Police Department officer died and two fellow officers sustained injuries and were in critical condition. A civilian also sustained serious injuries, and the suspect died as a result of the shooting, police said.   

Gov. Doug Burgum announced two keynote speakers for the seventh annual Governor’s Summit on Innovative Education on Aug. 15 at Cheney Middle School in West Fargo.

Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows North Dakota leading the nation in the growth of earnings and gross domestic product (GDP), underscoring the state’s strong economy and policies working to drive investment, innovation and business expansion, Gov. Doug Burgum said.

Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Grand Forks attorney Kristi Venhuizen to a newly created judgeship in the Northeast Central Judicial District, which is comprised of Grand Forks and Nelson counties.

Gov. Doug Burgum announced that President Joe Biden has approved the governor’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration for spring flooding estimated to have caused more than $5 million in damage to North Dakota roads and other public infrastructure. The request followed an executive order Burgum issued April 10 declaring a statewide flood emergency.

Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Charles “Chas” Neff Jr. to a judgeship in the Northwest Judicial District.