Quick connects:
• State-owned minerals projected to generate $8.4B in future royalties -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota's oil and gas tax revenue $20 million ahead of forecast so far -- KFYR-TV
• North Dakota's delicate electricity price balance facing new challenges -- Dickinson Press
• Pipeline leak causes oil field wastewater to spill south of Medora -- Bismarck Tribune
• Feds recommend that Dakota Access Pipeline stay in the ground -- Bismarck Tribune
• Dakota Access Pipeline is finally vindicated nearly ten years after being villainized -- RealClearEnergy
• UND CONNECT awards support five new community-engaged projects across North Dakota -- UND Today
• Fedorchak: Restoring a proven plan for the state's energy future, repeal of Biden resource plan -- InForum
• GOP lawmakers Sen. Judy Lee, Reps. Jonas and Schauer announce bid for reelection -- Dickinson Press
• Theodore Roosevelt library fundraiser links group to GOP donor tied to ethics controversy -- Dickinson Press
• Attorney general voids Ethics Commission opinion, says agency lacked authority -- North Dakota Monitor
• State Water Commission approves more than $30.4 million for North Dakota water projects -- KX News
• North Dakota leaders appoint Mandan's Jared Huibregtse to the Ethics Commission -- North Dakota Monitor
• Twelve people have applied to be North Dakota's next Supreme Court justice -- North Dakota Monitor
• Blizzard pummels North Dakota with near hurricane-force winds then largely fizzles out -- Bismarck Tribune
• Williams County Commissioners ok matching funds for cities seeking Commerce grant -- Williston Herald
• Bill to protect wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park approved by Senate ENR -- Dickinson Press
• Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation awarded $1M grant for public transit system -- Bismarck Tribune
• City of Tioga Commissioners approve $400,000 toward grant opportunity -- Williston Herald
• Williston Economic Development reaccredited by international development council -- Williston Herald
• Newly constructed daycare facility opens in Alexander to address childcare shortage -- Minot Daily News
• Budget shortfall will reduce North Dakota child care assistance for some families -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota Teachers' Fund for Retirement earns national recognition for 9th year in a row -- KNOX Radio
• NDSCS, VCSU sign new agreement creating pathway for careers in elementary education -- NewsDakota
• Higher Ed board considers reduced credit degrees from 120 to 90; NDSU exploring idea -- Dickinson Press
• How Rolette Public School District is able to offer free school meals to all of its students -- KFYR-TV
• Concern for Divide reading, math scores; schools aim to 'find solutions' for lagging proficiency -- The Journal
• Beulah's Amber Davison one of eight finalists nominated for NDAESP principal of year -- The Beacon
• Dickinson High School junior designs and codes AI-powered computer medical program -- KX News
• Baesler: North Dakota school services, money not affected by federal moves -- The Center Republican
• Energy Secretary Wright expresses optimism that electricity prices will eventually come down -- The Hill
• Ford Motor retreats from EVs, takes $19.5 billion writedown as Trump policies grip auto industry -- Reuters
• Paying the price for closing coal: Europe continues to shovel deeper and deeper. -- RealClearEnergy
• Trump admin planning surge in federal tech talent to maintain edge on artificial intelligence -- E&E News
• White House plans more 'historic deals' in minerals; top official says Trump just getting started -- E&E News
• Energy Department orders 730-MW TransAlta coal plant in Washington state to keep running -- Utility Dive
• Prices in biggest US power grid auction hit new record, signaling higher utility bills ahead -- Reuters
• Permian Basin may hit its all-time production high this month; fewer rigs delivering more oil -- Oil Price
• Global coal demand is on track to hit record high and rise by 0.5% this year as policy shifts -- Oil Price
• Permitting reform will empower economy, get heavy hand of bureaucracy out of the way -- RealClearEnergy
• Hardliners warn SPEED Act could undermine Trump's ability to block offshore wind projects -- Daily Caller
• Ford is finally pulling the plug on its F-150 Lightning, rethinking electric pickup strategy -- American Thinker
• Trump moving to dismantle Center for Atmospheric Research, source of climate alarmism -- PJ Media
