Burgum to deliver State of the State address Monday as Legislature convenes for special session
BISMARCK, N.D. (NOV. 5, 2021) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will deliver his State of the State address to a special session of the 67th Legislative Assembly at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the House chamber of the State Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck. The address will be livestreamed on the Legislature’s website at www.legis.nd.gov.
Burgum signed an executive order last week convening a special session of the Legislature on Nov. 8 to address legislative redistricting, statewide infrastructure and capital projects, natural gas infrastructure, statewide workforce programs, economic development opportunities, income tax relief and road, water and deferred maintenance needs.
Article V of the North Dakota Constitution states that the governor “shall present information on the condition of the state, together with any recommended legislation, to every regular and special session of the legislative assembly.”
Burgum backs lawsuit against Biden administration’s vaccine mandate on private businesses
BISMARCK, N.D. (NOV. 5, 2021) – Gov. Doug Burgum today expressed his strong support for North Dakota’s legal challenge to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on private businesses with 100 or more employees.
Roughrider Roundup – November 1, 2021
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Dear Fellow Republicans,
We wanted to provide you with a roundup of everything you might have missed from North Dakota’s great Republican leaders this past week. Please share with family and friends!
– Perrie Schafer, NDGOP Chairman
NDGOP Applauds Governor Burgum and Republican Leaders for Coming Together for Special Legislative Session
BISMARCK – Today, Perrie Schafer, Chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party (“NDGOP”) issued the following statement in response to the special legislative session called by Governor Burgum and his alignment with Republican legislative leaders on priorities for investing federal ARPA funds:
“I want to thank Governor Burgum, House Majority Leader Chet Pollert, and Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner for their outstanding work in coming together to address workforce needs, initiate the redistricting process in a fair way, and plan for one-time infrastructure investments and capital improvements without growing government.”
Burgum calls special session of Legislature to address redistricting, tax relief, infrastructure, other priorities
BISMARCK, N.D. (OCT. 29, 2021) – Gov. Doug Burgum today issued an executive order convening a special session of the North Dakota Legislature on Nov. 8 to address legislative redistricting, tax relief and strategic investments in infrastructure, workforce, economic development and other priorities.
Burgum statement on passing of decorated World War II veteran, former state legislator Lynn Aas of Minot
BISMARCK, N.D. (OCT. 29, 2021) – Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement today regarding the passing of Lynn Aas of Minot, a former state legislator and decorated World War II veteran.
Burgum supports legal challenge to Biden administration’s vaccine mandate on federal contractors
BISMARCK, N.D. (OCT. 29, 2021) – Gov. Doug Burgum today stressed his support for a legal challenge filed today on behalf of North Dakota and nine other states to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on federal contractors.
Roughrider Roundup – October 25, 2021
Happy Monday!
Here’s a roundup of everything you might’ve missed from North Dakota’s great Republican leaders this past week. Please share with family, friends, and fellow Republicans!
North Dakota
National Guard Troops Deployed To D.C. In 2020 Return Home
KVRR
Seventy soldiers with Company C, 2nd Battalion of the 285th Aviation Regiment were deployed last November to the nation’s capital. “Great to have everybody home, great on this first weekend back together here in Bismarck to have a day where we can come together and say thank you to you and your families, the communities and all those that support the military,” said Burgum.
Governor, First Lady to host fifth Recovery Reinvented Monday
Minot Daily News
“Recovery Reinvented is an opportunity for people to find resources and be part of a supportive community that embraces recovery from addiction,” First Lady Burgum said.
An ode to a bygone era and a former Grand Forks businessman, Harry’s Steakhouse opens with ‘American classic’ feel
Grand Forks Herald
During a recent tour of downtown Grand Forks, Gov. Doug Burgum stopped to see Harry’s. While there, he said the restaurant likely will be a tool local employers use for recruiting potential new hires. “Every company in town that’s trying to recruit a doctor, a professor, an engineer, whoever they’re trying to get to come to North Dakota, will bring them here for dinner and try to close the deal,” Burgum said.
State’s clean energy efforts being noticed
Bismarck Tribune
Burgum during the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck in May announced a goal of the state becoming “carbon neutral” by 2030. The state has been investing in a number of carbon capture projects.
Rules eased again for water, livestock feed haulers
Bismarck Tribune
A temporary easing of some driving restrictions for truckers hauling water and livestock feed will continue through most of November, to help ranchers struggling with drought. Gov. Doug Burgum announced Friday that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted his request to extend an hours of service waiver for drivers of commercial vehicles transporting water and livestock feed.
PSC approves new plan for paying off high natural gas prices from February
Prairie Public
“The reasons include mitigating the impact to all ratepayers, and especially households and small businesses that are still recovering from the impact of the pandemic,” Kroshus said. “They’ve had a rough go of it.”
Man charged with fraud, exploitation, banned from doing business in state
Bismarck Tribune
A man facing criminal charges in McLean County of construction fraud and elderly exploitation has been ordered to stop doing business in North Dakota. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued a cease-and-desist order banning George Williamson Stewart.
Washington, D.C.
LISTEN: Senator John Hoeven on carbon capture, pressing energy issues in ND
AM 1100 The Flag
U.S. Senator John Hoeven goes 1-on-1…on the recent approval of a carbon capture project in Richardton, what it means for the future of energy in North Dakota and what other projects are on his radar.
North Dakota damage suit survives federal government’s bid to gut $38 million claim
Williston Herald
“It is the negligence of the Obama White House and the Corps of Engineers and the Interior Department at the time that led to these riots and this upheaval that had to be policed. The State of North Dakota had to bear the cost of tens of millions of dollars to bring in outside police forces and police officers to keep the people safe in our state,” Cramer said.
Panel questions Interior pick on oil and gas reform, leasing
Environment and Energy Daily
Republicans vented their frustration with the Biden administration’s climate-focused handling of the federal oil and gas program in a hearing yesterday for the nominee to lead the Interior Department’s energy-focused bureaus…That freeze was a focus for several GOP lawmakers on the committee “Your approach is that the solution to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental standards is to force energy out of this country,” said Republican Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota in one tense exchange over the now-reversed leasing moratorium.
Cattle Contract Library Gains Strong Support from Industry Leaders and Cattle Country
The Cattle Business Weekly
“Providing updated data is an important part of ensuring our ranchers have more tools at their disposal,” said Congressman Kelly Armstrong (N.D. – At Large).
Democrats, facing a Republican barrage, scale back plans for a crackdown on tax cheating.
The New York Times
ND Senators Join Effort to Open Eligibility for State Veterans’ Cemeteries
AM 1100 The Flag
John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are among those calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow members of the reserve and National Guard eligible to be buried in the cemeteries. The Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act would open eligibility to all members of the Reserve Component as long as they were discharged honorably.
Using Farm Bill to fight rising food costs
KFYR
“COVID has been terrible in a lot of ways, but one of things that I think it has done is it’s opened all of people’s eyes to supply chain issues in general. Our pork prices are up, our chicken prices are up, our beef prices are up, and the producers aren’t getting that increase in cost, that’s a problem on both ends,” said Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D.
Governor Burgum’s Weekly Newsletter 10/24
Governor Burgum’s weekly newsletter for the week of October 24, 2021 can be found here: https://spark.adobe.com/page/0XTrbHhydYhrv/
NDGOP Thanks Senator Cramer for Standing Up to IRS Snooping
BISMARCK – Today, Perrie Schafer, Chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party (“NDGOP”) applauded Senator Kevin Cramer for his work on the Senate Banking Committee pushing back against the Biden Administration’s proposal to access more of Americans’ confidential financial data:
“I want to thank Senator Cramer for standing up for North Dakotans and all Americans in exposing this outrageous scheme from the Biden Administration to snoop through our bank accounts and place more burdensome regulations on state financial institutions to report the data. How law-abiding Americans spend their money is none of Joe Biden’s business, and I am proud that Senator Cramer is using his position on the Banking Committee to fight for our privacy.”