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North Dakota legislators have been busy drafting bills ahead of the start of the session with property tax, criminal justice reform, K-12 education and health care among the top issues for 2025.

Meanwhile, North Dakota residents elected their first new governor in eight years and the first woman U.S. House member in state history, with Republicans once again dominating the November general election even as a rift continued to divide the state party.

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North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced the appointment of an eight-year state employee to fill an opening on North Dakota's three-member utility regulatory board.

Burgum would rather lawmakers concentrate on income tax reform. In an early December meeting with the Grand Forks Herald, he said property tax rates aren’t much of a problem in some parts of the state; meanwhile, he believes the state’s income tax inhibits economic growth in North Dakota.

The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He will confront a challenge managing President-elect Donald J. Trump’s expectations.

Ista is the first Democratic Party leader from Grand Forks since Mac Schneider, who was Senate minority leader in 2015. Boschee, who has moved to the Senate, calls Ista a “gifted, talented” representative.