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    April 16, 2018
    Gov. Doug Burgum responds during a Q&A at the 701 Coworking Space in downtown Grand Forks Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, during his visit to the city. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
    After logging nearly 50,000 miles in first year, state auditors examining flight history of Burgum's office
    BISMARCK — An audit of Gov. Doug Burgum’s travel expenses includes an examination of the use of state Department of Transportation-owned...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 16, 2018 - 1:26pm
    April 5, 2018
    Gov. Doug Burgum, left, Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford and Mayor Scott Decker heard comments and insights from community and business leaders Wednesday at Dickinson Public Library about the positives and negatives they are seeing as Dickinson grows. (Brandon L. Summers / The Dickinson Press)
    Burgum tours Dickinson
    Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford toured Dickinson on Wednesday. As part of the governor's Main Street ND Initiative, the Downtown...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 5, 2018 - 11:34am
    March 19, 2018
    House Majority Leader Al Carlson, R-Fargo, foreground, sits in the gallery at the North Dakota Supreme Court as state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, middle, and Gov. Doug Burgum confer during legal arguments presented to the five justices in the case involving the challenge by lawmakers of Burgum's issuing five vetoes on parts of spending bills passed in the 2017 legislative session. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    Historic legal battle between ND governor, lawmakers, reaches state Supreme Court
    BISMARCK — North Dakota Supreme Court justices probed attorneys for Gov. Doug Burgum and the state Legislature Monday, March 19, as a historic...
    news/crime-and-courtsMarch 19, 2018 - 5:38pm
    December 23, 2017
    NuLine Insurance Services Owner Chad Friese, left, and Mark Friedt, rural market president of First International Bank and Trust, stand in front of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Harvey, N.D., Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. CP is moving positions out of town, which could ripple through the local economy. John Hageman / Forum News Service
    Central North Dakota town braces for loss of Canadian Pacific jobs
    HARVEY, N.D. — Civic leaders in this central North Dakota town expect Canadian Pacific's decision to pull dozens of jobs out of the area...
    business/transportationDecember 23, 2017 - 6:00pm
    November 13, 2017
    Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford pardons two 19-week-old male turkeys during the annual ceremony on Monday at the state Capitol in Bismarck. Gov. Doug Burgum was out of town and passed on the official duty to Sanford to save Pepper, left, and Salt from being a Thanksgiving Day main course. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    ND Lt. Gov. Sanford commutes sentences for two turkeys
    BISMARCK— Lt. Governor Brent Sanford used his power on Monday to pardon two feathered brothers that were sentenced to be stuffed. They...
    newsNovember 13, 2017 - 6:57pm
    November 6, 2017
    ND Lt. Gov Brent Sanford spoke to his experiences as Watford City mayor when addressing members of the Western Dakota Energy Association Wednesday night. (Iain Woessner/The Dickinson Press)
    Preparing for tomorrow: Western Dakota leaders speak to community, industry needs in region
    Government leaders, energy industry representatives, school officials and lobbyists made presentations at the Western Dakota Energy Association's...
    newsNovember 6, 2017 - 9:49pm
    August 3, 2017
    Charges against 79-year-old for threatening Lt. Gov. Sanford's family dropped
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. ― A judge dismissed a terrorizing charge Thursday against a 79-year-old woman accused of threatening the family of Lt. Gov....
    newsAugust 3, 2017 - 2:07pm
    July 18, 2017
    Gov. Doug Burgum leads a meeting of the North Dakota Industrial Commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry, at the state Capitol on Tuesday, July 18, in Bismarck. Earlier Tuesday at the Bakken conference at the Event Center, Burgum issued challenges to the oil industry, including striving for zero spills and reaching 2 million barrels per day. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    Burgum challenges oil industry to eliminate spills, increase production
    BISMARCK — Gov. Doug Burgum issued a challenge Tuesday, July 18, to the North Dakota oil industry: Eliminate spills while doubling production...
    newsJuly 18, 2017 - 8:35pm
    February 3, 2017
    North Dakota Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford looks out his office's window at the state Capitol Thursday, Jan. 26 2017. (Photo by John Hageman)
    From chaotic days in oil town, Brent Sanford steps into new role as ND's lieutenant governor
    BISMARCK—Phil Riely remembers Watford City as a town where everyone knew each other. "When you've got a town of 1,400 people, you know...
    newsFebruary 3, 2017 - 1:31pm
    January 4, 2017
    North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum thanks the crowd during his inaugural celebration Wednesday, Jan. 4 2016 at the Bismarck Event Center. Photo by John Hageman
    More than 3,000 join Gov. Burgum for inauguration party in Bismarck
    BISMARCK—Doug Burgum's inauguration as North Dakota's 33rd governor was celebrated at the Bismarck Event Center Wednesday, Jan. 4. The...
    newsJanuary 4, 2017 - 10:14pm
    December 13, 2016
    Watford City (N.D.) Mayor Brent Sanford speaks to the press Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Fargo after his primary win with running mate Doug Burgum.Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    With Watford City mayor taking over as lieutenant governor, election set for February
    WATFORD CITY, N.D.—Watford City Councilman Phil Riley stepped in as the town's interim mayor Friday as former Mayor Brent Sanford prepares...
    newsDecember 13, 2016 - 6:09pm
    November 10, 2016
    Woman, 79, accused of threatening wife and kids of N.D.'s next lieutenant governor
    BISMARCK — A 79-year-old Watford City woman faces a felony terrorizing charge on claims she threatened the wife and children of the city's mayor, Brent Sanford, now North Dakota's lieutenant governor-elect. Alice E. Olson faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine if...
    newsNovember 10, 2016 - 5:44pm
    October 20, 2016
    State Sen. Joan Heckaman
    Heckaman critical of Sanford for declining lieutenant governor debate
    BISMARCK — The Democratic-NPL candidate for lieutenant governor is criticizing her Republican counterpart for declining to participate...
    newsOctober 20, 2016 - 4:15pm
    July 9, 2016
    Brent Sanford is contemplating the reality that he could soon be the state's next lieutenant governor, at the same time the auto dealership he took over when he returned to Watford City is undergoing a move and a major business transition.Watford City mayor prepares for potential move. LAUREN DONOVAN / BISMARCK TRIBUNE
    Sanford adjusting to new reality as lieutenant governor candidate
    WATFORD CITY — Brent Sanford could feel stressed out about a lot of things, starting with the fact that he is an election day away from...
    newsJuly 9, 2016 - 6:01pm
    June 16, 2016
    Watford City (N.D.) Mayor Brent Sanford speaks to the press Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Fargo after his primary win with running mate Doug Burgum. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    After Burgum win, Watford City may need to replace mayor
    WATFORD CITY – On the heels of Doug Burgum and Brent Sanford’s primary win, officials in Watford City are preparing for the possibility of...
    newsJune 16, 2016 - 4:36pm
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