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BOISE — College and university tuition rates in Idaho could be frozen for a fourth consecutive year this fall, depending on what happens with the higher education budget.

Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday delivered his 2021 State of the State Address, reflecting on the substantial progress and historic challenges of the past year and calling for bold action and investments in infrastructure and other priorities to position North Dakota for an even brighter future. Video of the address is available here. Addressing a joint session of the 67th Legislative Assembly on the first day of its biennial session, Burgum noted North Dakotans have experienced much this past year, enduring “a flock of black swan events” including flooding, drought, the ongoing global pande...

2:14 Gov. Doug Burgum gave an upbeat "State of the State" address to a joint session of the Legislature Tuesday. He used the speech to push for his priorities in the 2021 Legislative session. One of his top priorities -- a $1.25 billion bonding proposal, that uses state Legacy fund earnings to retire the bonds. Burgum said having the Legacy Fund gives the state – as he put it – “an opportunity unlike any other state to invest in the future.” "We can save tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars,  for the state and for our taxpayers, and for our political subdivisions, over time,...