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Armstrong framed the effort as part of shrinking government and reducing unnecessary costs, and he asked the legislature to act on a task force bill to recommend broader consolidation and dissolution. The governor did not specify the names of the five boards dissolved by executive order; he said the groups had not met in over a calendar year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint House/Senate Floor Session Jan 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The governor said state government has 154 boards and commissions, signed an executive order dissolving five that had not met in over a year, and asked the legislature to create a task force to review which boards should be dissolved, combined, or retained.","taxTitle","Senate, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28311,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6394127,"Armstrong backs CTE, education savings accounts and $50 million in challenge grants for higher education",210,2880000,3090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2104162-fb93510a29a28ff38c16e7b89dbc5a8e&start=2880&end=3090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2104162-fb93510a29a28ff38c16e7b89dbc5a8e/thumbnail_2880000.jpg","/articles/6394127/North-Dakota/Armstrong-backs-CTE-education-savings-accounts-and-50-million-in-challenge-grants-for-higher-education","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6394127-46c82cfad0eb8688928bbce89eea8664/orig.mp4?Expires=1771214937&Signature=n8UTB-XaqTzkxakXwerqBgbR9TSfsUhwPMupTEJqiIRebZ5~w24LCE3ky5hqEXE-e1kcULEi6qR2eWEHtCtjGaiVsoaCiYwjx-13VdEaZggjSoLqyWxgjiOJgrYL0pWSnsxXSXrayQLEFWf9lvAV1zkZ37rTEhek7Sf8A0EPBYos4hV3TSht~WYRNUmMbw8mtDbCQ-nepSJ6mhwIrj9qYji9DKgr058K6AETgZKoAAOltTnHF9UmcApWtoT5Zln6YNPq2MOPYZ1vEHMKeZ827hJNdh6Ax4LAAjUUTnv9VCq7UbzQ~V5xY8AB72Mxp50um4QH8lr7-zaKPb6sQT1Gjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Gov. Kelly Armstrong said the state's 21st-century learning and career-technical education (CTE) programs are central to workforce development and proposed several education policy and funding priorities.

Armstrong thanked prior investments in CTE, called for continuing support for career and technical education centers, and proposed education savings accounts that would set aside funding for each student to use for public, private, or homeschool services. He also endorsed allowing the creation of public charter schools accountable to performance standards. For higher education, the governor proposed increasing challenge-grant funding to $50 million, which he said would leverage approximately $150 million in total investment over two years.","The governor praised career and technical education, proposed education savings accounts, supported public charter schools as an option, and proposed increasing challenge-grant funding to $50 million to drive private matching for higher education.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6394132,"Armstrong pushes energy and value-added agriculture policies, calls for more pipeline capacity and legal pushback at federal level",196,2539000,2735000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2104162-fb93510a29a28ff38c16e7b89dbc5a8e&start=2539&end=2735","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2104162-fb93510a29a28ff38c16e7b89dbc5a8e/thumbnail_2539000.jpg","/articles/6394132/North-Dakota/Armstrong-pushes-energy-and-value-added-agriculture-policies-calls-for-more-pipeline-capacity-and-legal-pushback-at-federal-level","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6394132-e2c703c9a19ddcf43da3c043c728e142/orig.mp4?Expires=1771214937&Signature=nX-XOkjlGIZGVJEy30FKpynU5TphgloJgNbf5bbDJRipS~rBXLekHNXG0HBLMsFZDURhiGfNruAI7n72OKQ6XMMxHpth6Xjn~3YrGlOo0iupVyXDZyP3JiLUUzv-Y~qlWMHXf~A5UWc6UxmkbKJty03MVNH9GxYv75930mQ13N6bZVY0gkgeAWAfYxOZyvMweDmUMPFilrDqoYePSqq8vAv4nMfw00ywQ7SyEMWwMZOLCyVYbdP7BK6aXyvhPCAmLsVRIxa24zNKPrjTJhGVHJfLL98fY3LK1Rc-ybmlZOyEV76fQcbvVIec~uBz-1mz0d8ap9FgIFpRiFcm~xS5Hg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","In his address Governor Kelly Armstrong framed energy production and agriculture as the economic bedrock of North Dakota and called for policy and infrastructure actions to expand production and add value to commodities.

Armstrong said North Dakota produces about 1,200,000 barrels of oil per day and argued the state is still leaving over 80% of recoverable oil in the ground; he urged policy to encourage enhanced oil recovery and value-added uses for natural gas, including increased pipeline infrastructure to offload gas and reduce flaring. He also highlighted local examples of value-added agriculture—soybean crushing in Spiritwood and renewable diesel production in Dickinson—and proposed expanding farm-to-school programs to increase local procurement.

The governor said the administration will coordinate with Attorney General Wrigley on an “aggressive” legal strategy against federal regulations the administration regards as burdensome.","Governor Kelly Armstrong emphasized supporting oil and agriculture: increasing oil recovery, reducing gas flaring through offloading and pipeline infrastructure, pursuing value-added agricultural projects, and coordinating legal strategy against federal regulations.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6394136,"Armstrong names commissioner of recovery and reentry, pledges to expand recovery programs and address jail overcrowding",124,2322000,2446000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2104162-fb93510a29a28ff38c16e7b89dbc5a8e&start=2322&end=2446","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2104162-fb93510a29a28ff38c16e7b89dbc5a8e/thumbnail_2322000.jpg","/articles/6394136/North-Dakota/Armstrong-names-commissioner-of-recovery-and-reentry-pledges-to-expand-recovery-programs-and-address-jail-overcrowding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6394136-fa16a60efb0a712626e46f416f6f7690/orig.mp4?Expires=1771214937&Signature=MWFqpdVJtcVyt~mQpFlN0hD-FDOboKC-k9C5tsvIWJ0FUXZY~aPIbKmSA1uycGgyLbv0Vmr~c10axVrqG91NfS~sWpaUqZ4uOxUaKpPNxOnpYXPXqmWZM8gvRIhoaiCAJz69R~wigPHiBaBtcriAfUBi4uUPL9PWNIzjHIiLlEVMGChsYtmwVVWeacsJhylBwdkE9IN1AVZ7NVqFS0S84Wwe~CYWIiu2B1sfjNvj3qd9FidlLL5uwAjNKHoH485Acjb6sSyxrkfShKUi9RGgdSWoSWiEH-oCteY8nSFQ6QAjyjmH5zdSPXPz81CSt3IFF9TS1LdvLrPRUOxk0yHzpA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governor Kelly Armstrong announced the creation of a new cabinet post — commissioner of recovery and reentry — and introduced Jonathan Holfe as his appointee. Armstrong said the role will coordinate across the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR), county jails, law enforcement, the courts, tribal partners, addiction counselors and recovery providers to expand diversion and reentry services aimed at reducing jail and prison populations.

“He's in long term recovery and most recently served as the director of Recovery Reinvented,” Armstrong said while introducing Holfe. The governor said the administration will fund existing programs — including Free Through Recovery and Community Connect — and pursue “turnkey” solutions to relieve overcrowding while also supporting longer-term diversion and upstream treatment investments.

Armstrong said capital projects already funded by the legislature — a Missouri River Correctional Center, a women's correctional center and a state hospital — will help but that new beds likely would not be available until 2030; he called for more immediate measures to free space for the most serious offenders and to make better use of treatment alternatives.","Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced the creation of a cabinet-level commissioner of recovery and reentry, appointed Jonathan Holfe to the post, and said the administration will fund programs such as Free Through Recovery and Community Connect as part of a strategy to reduce reliance on jails for behavioral-health needs.","actionData","errors"]

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Armstrong signs executive order dissolving five inactive boards; calls for broader review of 154 boards and commissions

Armstrong backs CTE, education savings accounts and $50 million in challenge grants for higher education

Armstrong pushes energy and value-added agriculture policies, calls for more pipeline capacity and legal pushback at federal level

Armstrong names commissioner of recovery and reentry, pledges to expand recovery programs and address jail overcrowding