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Port: A new economic reality is here for North Dakota

State leaders cite low oil prices and plateaued production causing revenues to fall below forecasts, prompting a hiring freeze and budget cuts, Armstrong said.

Summary by Inforum
MINOT — "I don't think the general public really understands what our budget scenario could look like in a year and a half." That was Gov. Kelly Armstrong, speaking a month ago on the Plain Talk podcast. He said he has told his cabinet that they've seen decades of substantial growth in their budgets, but that they shouldn't expect it to continue. They will not get new full-time employees. If they have a need, they will need to come into his offi…

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Inforum broke the news in Fargo, United States on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
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