Honored this weekend to participate in unveiling of commemorative SR-71 in Hazen. Our own Major General Eldon Joersz set world pilot speed record 50 years ago and that record still stands. More important, it was an example of America’s power, precision, and speed that helped us
win the Cold War! Thanks to Sens. Hoeven & Cramer for joining us, Rep. Fedorchak for staff presence, and Larry Foss, Chad Oster, & the city of Hazen for making this happen. Most important, thanks to Maj. General Joersz and all our veterans for making this country great! 🇺🇸
Fascinating conversation tonight with Gov Armstrong, Karl Rove, and their outstanding host Robbie Lauf from the Roosevelt Library! I think we all learned a lot! 🇺🇸
It was fantastic spending the evening at the BSC Foundation President’s Club Dinner! Brian Kalk did great things at the ND PSC and is continuing that at BSC where they are opening opportunities for the next generation! 🇺🇸
Always an honor to welcome our great Veterans home from Honor Flights, along with massive crowds of our thankful citizens! I’m forever grateful to these people for giving us a great country to live in! 🇺🇸
2026 - another excellent Lignite Energy Council Annual Conference. I was especially honored to deliver the PSC Reclamation Award to the Coyote Creek Mine! They demonstrate that active mining & innovative reclamation can be combine to reduce impacts & improve post-mining outcomes.
Despite advancing technology where companies seek blocks of phone numbers in massive quantities, ND has maintained its rare status as a single area code state.
The ND Public Service Commission has played a key role by working with companies to avoid wasting numbers. Remember the great work of our PSC staff as you celebrate “701” Day! 🇺🇸
In 3.5 months we’ve lost 3 of ND’s all-time greatest leaders. Senators Layton Freborg, Pete Naaden, and Gary Nelson. Together they served nearly 90 years in the Legislature. They were strong leaders in the Senate when I was elected in ‘94.
Very proud that today the Public Service Commission leadership was presented with the Patriot Award. The award was presented to Commissioners Randy Christmann, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Jill Kringstad and PSC Executive Director Brian Johnson at the state Capitol.
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The award specifically recognizes employers and supervisors who go above and beyond to support their employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve.
The PSC leadership was nominated by the Commission’s Legal Counsel & member of the 68th Troop Command the ND Army National
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Basin Electric celebrated construction of the Bison Generation Plant near Epping. (NE of Williston.) 1490 MW of the reliable BASELOAD power our grid needs. Much larger than any of our equally reliable coal plants that serve us so well. I'm thankful for the
courageous & visionary people who built our coal plants a half century ago & for the leaders who brought this project forward. As Gov Armstrong said it also took sound policy & rational regulation! And as Mr Brickhouse said, this lessens reliance on our geopolitical rivals! 🇺🇸
