“Resuming pre-pandemic hours of operation at our shared ports of entry is long overdue. We strongly urge our federal governments to remove this burden that forces travelers and businesses to drive long distances and spend more on fuel and labor, incurring unnecessary costs at a time of high inflation and workforce challenges,” Burgum said. “Continuing down this current path will only further damage our economy and fuel concerns that these reduced hours of operation may become permanent, which would run counter to longstanding efforts to ensure that people and goods can move freely across the border between our friendly nations.”
Burgum issued an executive order on Aug. 18 creating the Red Tape Reduction Working Group to bolster ongoing efforts to identify antiquated, unnecessary and burdensome regulations, rules and policies that could be changed or eliminated to reduce burdens and lower costs for North Dakota citizens and the private sector and make state government more efficient, effective and nimble.
Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford this week attended the Lignite Energy Council board meeting and hosted a panel on U.S. energy reliability and independence at the Lignite Energy Council annual meeting.
North Dakota Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley announced the upcoming Cyber Madness Middle School tournament. The North Dakota Middle School Cyber Madness tournament is a two-round challenge designed for, and open to, all North Dakota middle school students. Students will work in teams of four to solve a variety of cybersecurity challenges. Round one will be held virtually and conducted statewide on Oct. 28.
