North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum News

North Dakota Governor Seeking Federal Help With Damaging Storms

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum plans to ask for federal help in dealing with damaging floods and a severe winter storm that left thousands without electricity. As a precursor to a presidential disaster declaration request, Burgum has issued a statewide …

North Dakota Governor Calls For Increased Cybersecurity

Local governments should refrain from raising property taxes and lawmakers need to invest more to guard against ever-increasing cybersecurity attacks, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Feb. 16 in his State of the State speech. “The state of our state …

North Dakota Governor Seeks Federal Help After Storm Damage

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has requested federal help for counties dealing with recent storms that caused more than $2 million in damage to roads and other infrastructure. The storms during the second week of June produced tornadoes and up …

North Dakota Governor Declares Statewide Drought Disaster

Gov. Doug Burgum has declared a statewide drought disaster as extremely dry conditions continue to spread in North Dakota. Drought conditions now encompass nearly three-fourths of the state, up from about half just a week ago. Burgum’s order says the …

North Dakota Governor Declares Statewide Flood Emergency

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has declared a statewide flood emergency and said officials were looking at measures to help residents affected by heavy rains and a blizzard that dumped record amounts of snow in some places, especially farmers. Burgum’s …

North Dakota Governor Seeks Federal Help Amid Severe Drought

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is seeking a presidential disaster declaration, saying the state is “the epicenter of drought for the nation” because of a rain-free summer. Burgum said in a statement that his request to President Donald Trump would …