The quick connects:
• Williston State to Offer Criminal Justice Degree -- Williston State
• UND Awards Five New Community Engaged Projects -- University of North Dakota
• Department of Education awards $10 million to DPI -- Sen. Kevin Cramer
• Legislation to prevent Discrimination against Energy Sources -- Sen. Kevin Cramer
• Fedorchak Votes to Strengthen Grid Reliability -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak
• Senate ENR Committee Approves Wild Horses Legislation -- Sen. John Hoeven
• Gov. Armstrong, legislators waiting on CMS for special session -- KX News
• Oil well pad fire near Watford City -- KX News
• States brace for Trump's push to make oil drilling cheap again -- Bismarck Tribune
• North Dakota law accidentally lists fake critical minerals -- North Dakota Monitor
• Jennifer Benson running for District 41 seat -- InForum
• New Daycare Facility Opens in Alexander -- Minot Daily News
• North Dakota oil production resilient even as prices have declined -- North Dakota Monitor
• Property taxes eliminated for 50,000 North Dakota households -- North Dakota Monitor
• House Passes SPEED Act, Advancing Federal Permitting Reform -- American O&G Reporter
• Williston mayor highlights new law as most significant moment of 2025 -- KFYR-TV
• Basin Electric selects PCL as General Contractor for Bison Station -- Basin Electric
• Ron Ness guest hosts Dakota Morning with Michael Bell 12/30 -- KFYR 550
• University of North Dakota To Introduce Students to Energy-Sector Careers -- The Way Ahead
• Regional Workforce Grant Deadline Extended to January 22 -- ND Dept. of Commerce
• First Round of Rural Catalyst Grant Closes Jan. 7 -- ND Dept. of Commerce
• Feeling the Crunch: Young Station Manages Another Planned Outage -- Minnkota
• Controlled Chaos: Minnkota Members Participate in Simulation -- Minnkota
• 2026 Could be a Different Kind of Bakken Boom -- McKenzie County Farmer
