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Grand Farm Announcement Expected Today

Published February 14, 2022

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum will be in Fargo this afternoon to announce a major matching grant that is being awarded to the Grand Farm. This grant deals with autonomous agriculture. State legislators and North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark…

ND Addresses Truck Driver Shortage

Published January 27, 2022

North Dakota has 49,000 CDL-licensed drivers in the state. That’s down from 52,000 four years ago. Efforts are underway to address the truck driver shortage. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum says a letter has been sent to more than 1,400…

Emergency Measures Taken to Deliver Milk

Published January 26, 2022

The State of North Dakota is taking emergency measures to deliver milk to schools. Two major milk distributors, Lakeview Dairy in Devils Lake and Red River Dairy in Fargo, went out of business due to the lack of qualified truck…

ND State of the State Rescheduled for February

Published January 23, 2022

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum rescheduled the state of the state address for Wednesday, February 16. This event will be held at the Fargo Theatre in Fargo, North Dakota. The governor’s address was scheduled for last week, but postponed because…

Burgum’s State of State Address Scheduled

Published January 15, 2022

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum will give his state of the state address on Wednesday. The event will be held at North Dakota State University at 10 AM. The event will be live-streamed here.

Hours of Service Waiver Extended in ND

Published November 24, 2021

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration approved North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum's request to extend the hours-of-service waiver for commercial truckers hauling livestock feed and water to livestock producers impacted by lingering drought conditions. Under the new extension, the waiver…

Tax Relief on the Way

Published November 15, 2021

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed legislation providing $211 million in income tax relief over the next two years. The law provides an income tax credit of up to $350 per year for individual income taxpayers or $700 per…

Redistricting Bill Signed in ND

Published November 12, 2021

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed the legislative redistricting bill. With the new plan, each district will have about 16,500 residents. That is 2,000 more people than in the last ten years.

Governors Send E15 Letter to EPA

Published November 7, 2021

Seven governors from the Midwest are asking EPA Administrator Michael Regan to outline the next steps forward to allow E15 to be sold year-round. Earlier this year, a court overturned the 2019 EPA regulation allowing year-round E15 sales. Minnesota Governor…

Burgum Waives Hours of Service for Fertilizer Transport

Published October 19, 2021

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is granting hours of service waivers to commercial drivers transporting anhydrous ammonia and other fertilizer. Now is the time where farmers are starting to apply fall fertilizer. The drought conditions limited the use of anhydrous…

Articles tagged under: Doug Burgum

Grand Farm Announcement Expected Today

ND Addresses Truck Driver Shortage

Emergency Measures Taken to Deliver Milk

ND State of the State Rescheduled for February

Burgum’s State of State Address Scheduled

Hours of Service Waiver Extended in ND

Tax Relief on the Way

Redistricting Bill Signed in ND

Governors Send E15 Letter to EPA

Burgum Waives Hours of Service for Fertilizer Transport

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