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• North Dakota's natural gas volumes hit an all-time high -- McKenzie County Farmer
• North Dakota company Packet Digital awarded $50 million government funds -- KX News
• North Dakota Bakken: mature play poised for next phase of growth -- Pipeline & Gas Journal
• Morton County approves wind farm after month of contentious debate -- Bismarck Tribune
• Xcel agrees to cut proposed electricity rate increase for North Dakota customers -- North Dakota Monitor
• Applied Digital completes first of three buildings contracted for 250 MW Polaris Forge 1 campus -- KX News
• Public weighs in on Bakken East natgas pipeline that would go through Stutsman County -- Jamestown Sun
• North Dakota Republicans pushing legislation to preserve 'fair' transmission cost allocation -- E&E News
• North Dakota Supreme Court being asked to weigh in on foreign Greenpeace case -- North Dakota Monitor
• Former North Dakota State Senator Rick Becker announces District 7 bid for state legislature -- WZFG
• Tim Mathern, longest-serving senator in North Dakota Legislature, announces reelection bid -- InForum
• North Dakota Interagency Council on Homelessness could have crisis on its hands -- North Dakota Monitor
• Growing a better tomorrow: North Dakota DOCR prison gardening program supports food banks -- KX News
• North Dakota on track to be first state in nation with 100% broadband internet access -- Bismarck Tribune
• North Dakota Senator Ron Sorvaag announces bid for reelection in Fargo's District 45 -- InForum
• Judge's CO2 storage ruling adds uncertainty, North Dakota energy industry says -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota Emergency Commission takes no action on requested RIO bonuses -- Bismarck Tribune
• Carol Olson, who guided Republican resurgence in state, led Human Services, dies -- North Dakota Monitor
• Dickens Village Festival in Garrison begins holiday season; continues until December 13 -- Minot Daily News
• NDHP, First Responders, businesses to host holiday food and toy drive on December 6 -- Williston Herald
• Former Divide County Fair Board treasurer accused of diverting $35K for personal use -- Bismarck Tribune
• Ward County Highway Department presents 2026-27 Transportation Improvement Plan -- Minot Daily News
• NDDOT awards major project to widen segments of US-85 to four lanes -- McKenzie County Farmer
• North Dakota Forest Service accepting applications for Cooperative Fire Protection Assistance -- KVRR
• MHA celebrates indigenous food sovereignty with greenhouse grand opening -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Residents in western Williams County will have a new place to vote in the 2026 elections -- KFYR-TV
• Center expected to apply for grant that will fund replacing all streetlights with LEDs -- The Center Republican
• North Dakota field hearings spotlight rural innovation, connectivity as foundations for prosperity -- Brookings
• Williston Basin School District President Cory Swint announces he will run for mayor next year -- KFYR-TV
• Unusual bird spotted on the prairie near Kenmare, runaway emu had escaped its owners -- KX News
• Grand Forks Public Schools turns to online professionals to meet student needs -- Grand Forks Herald
• North Dakota above nat'l average for districts participating in Farm to School program -- Minot Daily News
• US Dept of Health and Human Services awards $2.7M to TGU School District for Head Start -- Kevin Cramer
• Two North Dakota students named recipients of US Senate Youth Program scholarships -- KNOX Radio
• OBBB funding cuts end ND's main nutrition education program; educators scrambling to fill void -- KFYR-TV
• $55M awarded to Grand Forks AFB's Public School District as part of larger $69M project -- John Hoeven
• North Dakota's new K-12 superintendent prepares to hit road for 167-school listening tour -- Dickinson Press
• ND State Board of Higher Education to consider interim presidents for NDSU, VCSU -- Dickinson Press
• Input rolling in on proposed rules for North Dakota charter schools during public hearing -- Dickinson Press
• Minot Public School Board approves hiring of staff to conduct STARBASE program -- Minot Daily News
• New State Superintendent Bachmeier talks AI in classrooms; thinks it can support teachers -- KFYR-TV
• Measuring education effectiveness: board receives audit results for 2023-24 school year -- Hazen Star
• New cellphone ban has helped students focus and connect at Grand Forks high school -- Dickinson Press
• North Dakota is working to become the nation's most financially literate state -- Dakota News Network
• Underwood High School students observe oral arguments, ask questions of attorneys -- ND Court System
• Turtle Lake's "Care Closet" provides students with basic personal essentials they may need -- KFYR-TV
• $3.6 billion in delayed funding now released for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program -- KFYR-TV
• OPEC+ confirms plan to pause production increases in early 2026 amid global surplus concerns -- World Oil
• Alberta government urges energy regulator to go soft on imposing penalties for excess flaring -- Oil Price
• US LNG exports hit all-time monthly high in November on cooler weather and strong output -- Reuters
• Data center boom over next decade may need 36% more power than previously thought -- E&E News
• BLM approves large exploratory drilling and seismic survey project in Alaska's North Slope -- E&E News
• National gas prices have dropped below $3 a gallon to their lowest level in more than four years -- The Hill
• MISO to study 15 power projects for accelerated interconnection to grid, avoid supply crunch -- E&E News
• Soaring US natural gas prices could boost coal power generation with winter months looming -- Oil Price
• Trump ends Biden-era fuel economy standards, says move will cut new car prices by $1,000 -- Townhall
• Energy affordability has become the kitchen-table issue of the 2020s, prices are going up -- RealClearEnergy
• PUC plans to push natural gas heat out of Colorado homes to hit 100% decarbonization -- The Colorado Sun
• Blame Democrats' "green" policies, not data centers, for rising electricity prices -- Washington Examiner
• Trump administration's Top 10 climate victories for which to be thankful this holiday season -- Daily Caller
