DOUG BURGUM

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North Dakota Gov. Burgum once again making hefty political donations

After spending more than $3.2 million on political donations during the 2020 election cycle, campaign finance records filed last week indicate Republican Gov. Doug Burgum is making moves to be a major political donor again in 2022.

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Gov. Doug Burgum meets with northeastern North Dakota leaders on flooding

Along with Burgum were Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard and director of the state Department of Emergency Services; North Dakota Homeland Security Director Darin Hanson and Department of Water Resources Director Andrea Travnicek.

May 09, 2022 05:34 PM

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Burgum touts Applied Blockchain's facility, state's energy policies

Applied Blockchain hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, May 5, for its hosting facility that is located about 7 miles north of Jamestown near the substation owned by Otter Tail Power Co.

May 05, 2022 06:37 PM

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With state revenues up, Burgum tells North Dakota agencies it's time to invest in future

Gov. Doug Burgum told state agency heads on Thursday to base their 2023-25 budget requests on the appropriations lawmakers approved for the current budget cycle. In previous years, Burgum asked agencies to find potential cuts in their budget requests amid harsher economic conditions.

May 05, 2022 03:02 PM

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Editorials

Forum Editorial: U.S. should resume pre-pandemic hours of operation at border with Canada

Canada has resumed normal hours of operation at its border crossing stations. There's no reason the United State's can't do the same and restore pre-pandemic hours of operation to smooth the flow of people and goods.

April 29, 2022 12:05 PM

By Forum Editorial Board

North Dakota State University Ag Week events on April 4 included a panel discussion on how the Trump administration will affect the industry. From left are Dan Wogsland, executive director of the North Dakota Grain Growers Association; Daryl Lies, North Dakota Farm Bureau president; and Carl Peterson, president of Peterson Farms Seed. Photo taken April 4, 2017, in Fargo. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service

Columns

Port: Fractures in the North Dakota Republican Party loom over proposed carbon pipeline

North Dakota already has tens of thousands of miles of pipelines carrying water, oil, and gas. The state even has a carbon pipeline that's already been operating for more than 20 years. Is the fighting over the new Midwest Pipeline Solution about the pipeline itself, or the divides in the NDGOP?

April 27, 2022 09:42 AM

By Rob Port

Columns

Port: Rep. Kim Koppelman's loss in District 13 is another blow for the Bastiat Caucus wing of the NDGOP

It's been a month of losses for the Bastiat faction of the NDGOP.

April 06, 2022 09:38 AM

By Rob Port

Columns

Port: Gov. Doug Burgum sure seems to have a favorite in Fargo's mayoral race

Burgum urged NDGOP convention attendees to back Shannon Roers Jones and her campaign to be mayor of Fargo.

April 02, 2022 10:48 AM

By Rob Port

Columns

Port: It is vital that North Dakota's first carbon pipeline is built the right way

Summit has a big responsibility to get things right with this pipeline. Not just for the sake of their own bottom line, but for the future of carbon capture in North Dakota.

March 19, 2022 06:00 AM

By Rob Port

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Burgum talks Russian ties to legacy fund, and putting pressure on the country's oil economy

The North Dakota governor is calling for looser oil restrictions to put more pressure on Russia. This is happening as lawmakers are calling on the state to pull Russian investments from the Legacy Fund.

March 02, 2022 06:29 PM

By Nick Broadway

Columns

Port: Review of North Dakota's investments must be larger than just Russia

The war in Ukraine has precipitated some review of Russia-exposed investments, but to use that as the only impetus for reviewing our investments suggests that we only care about the brutality of regimes like Putin's when it crosses international boundaries and we can't ignore it anymore.

March 01, 2022 08:45 AM

By Rob Port

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North Dakota to review state investments with Russian ties amid Ukraine invasion

North Dakota has more than $44 million in investments with ties to Russia, the governor's office announced on Monday.

February 28, 2022 03:23 PM

By Michelle Griffith

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Burgum touts North Dakota’s economic prowess, highlights labor shortage in State of the State address

During the nearly two-hour speech in Fargo, the Republican governor heaped praise on the “powerhouse” energy and agriculture industries, touted recent infrastructure investments and tax relief measures, admonished President Joe Biden’s administration and highlighted North Dakota’s “unlimited potential” as a state with a fast-growing population.

February 16, 2022 12:22 PM

By Jeremy Turley