North Dakota voters are deciding ballot measures to do away with the property tax, legalize recreational marijuana and to raise the bar for citizens to amend the state constitution.

Republicans were elected into every statewide office and are set to maintain supermajority in the Legislature, outweighing Democratic seats by 42-5 in the Senate and 83-11 in the House.

Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won the race to be North Dakota’s next governor. The state’s lone congressman has served three terms in the U.S.

Donald Trump says he’s nominating North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior. The president-elect made the announcement informally, during a gala on Thursday at Mar-a-Lago.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will be nominated for secretary of the Interior, President-elect Trump said during a gala at Mar-a-Lago Thursday night. Why it matters: The Interior

Lawmakers will return to the North Dakota Capitol in early December for an organizational session. The 2025 legislative session begins Jan. 7. Republican Sen. David Hogue, of Minot, was chosen as the majority leader in the Senate, while Rep. Mike Lefor, of Dickinson, was selected as majority leader in the House.

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump says he will nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead Department of the Interior. Elon Musk joined Trump on Capitol Hill for a meeting with Republicans—and the president-elect used the opportunity to ridicule the richest man in the world.

North Dakota Republican Julie Fedorchak was elected last week. Nationwide, 16% of Republican House nominees this year were women.

Early October wildfires that devastated parts of western North Dakota caused damage that will easily surpass the threshold needed to request a presidential disaster declaration.

Had Measure 5 been approved, the use of recreational marijuana and cannabis products by those 21 and older would have become legal effective Dec. 1.

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