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• State's November oil production 3.4% above revenue forecast -- Minot Daily News
• ND offering grant opportunities for city, county, school district energy upgrades -- KFYR-TV
• Halt in drilling by one of ND's largest producers expected to bring layoffs -- Dickinson Press
• Production bumped up in November; rigs, 'frac' crews down in January -- Bismarck Tribune
• Resolution to put eminent domain restrictions in the state constitution advances -- South Dakota Searchlight
• North Dakota natural gas becomes lifeline despite drilling pauses, looming storm -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Reported tank failure caused a produced water spill, about 2 miles northeast of Glenburn -- Minot Daily News
• MDU customers in North Dakota are about to see their bills rise nearly $10 per month -- Bismarck Tribune
• UND Economist: Continental's North Dakota oil pause shows companies following the money -- InForum
• North Dakota lawmakers may face hard budget decisions in the 2027 legislative session -- Prairie Public
• Six nominees advance to Armstrong for North Dakota Supreme Court vacancy -- North Dakota Monitor
• Failure to pass HOME Program among missed opportunities in first year, Armstrong says -- Dickinson Press
• North Dakota lawmakers to hire outside lawyers to defend state in term limits lawsuit -- North Dakota Monitor
• Commerce Dept will open additional funding for Destination Development Grant program -- Minot Daily News
• ND's Legislative Council says governor misstated stance on $1.3 million bonus authority -- Bismarck Tribune
• Emily O'Brien's first five months as HHS deputy commissioner have been busy, productive -- Dickinson Press
• Kevin Cramer: North Dakota to play a 'prominent role' in the golden dome defense system -- WZFG
• North Dakota lawmakers to visit St. Paul in solidarity over federal enforcement concerns -- InForum
• North Dakota Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus has announced he will seek reelection -- Dickinson Press
• Data shows North Dakota outpaced national average in population growth in 2025 -- North Dakota Monitor
• Parshall residents can now buy produce from MHA Nation's Native Green Grow Greenhouse -- KFYR-TV
• Dickinson upgrades two new snowplows with Hi-Gates to reduce driveway snow buildup -- Dickinson Press
• Corey Johnson selected into 2026 Fire Service Executive Development Institute -- Williston Herald
• District 1 Rep. David Richter announces he will seek reelection to North Dakota House -- Williston Herald
• State invests over $450K through North Dakota Development Fund in child care loans -- Dickinson Press
• Corey Johnson seeking seat in ND House after bypassing party endorsement process -- Williston Herald
• Mercer County Commission unanimously approves resignation letter from Mark Pierce -- Hazen Star
• Produced water spill occurred at the Jellesed SWD 1 site, 6 miles east of Keene -- Minot Daily News
• Former congressman, state lawmaker Rick Berg appointed interim NDSU president -- North Dakota Monitor
• Superintendent continues tour of ND schools; Center-Stanton, Hazen ready -- The Center Republican
• How each North Dakota lawmaker voted on defeated universal free school lunches bill -- Dickinson Press
• North Dakota celebrates school choice week for first time after public charter schools authorized -- KFYR-TV
• Tioga students to have shorter winter break, longer spring break in upcoming school year -- Williston Herald
• The grid will hold - maybe - but the bill will rise because of how we now power it -- RealClearEnergy
• Rubio says oil companies were not tipped off about Venezuela operation, contradicting Trump -- The Hill
• Energy scoreboard between US and China is ugly right now, but game is far from over -- RealClearEnergy
• US shale production could fall by 400,000 barrels per day if prices dip to $40 a barrel, analyst says -- Reuters
• Thank heaven for coal power in the cold: energy source rode to deep freeze rescue -- Wall Street Journal
• 90% of SaskPower's generation came from natural gas and coal during the coldest days -- Pipeline Online
• Forecast record electricity demand to test largest US power grid while blackout chances rise -- Reuters
• US crude and natural gas production recover after countrywide winter storm ravages output -- Reuters
• The White House and tech industry seek to change data center narrative amid growing scrutiny -- The Hill
• Trump administration's subsidy pullback sends electric vehicle market tumbling -- Manhattan Contrarian
• Bjorn Lomborg: Sky-high energy bills have sparked a global climate pushback -- Climate Change Dispatch
• Chinese solar companies scramble to hide China ties to keep US green tax credits flowing -- Free Beacon
• Al Gore's 2006 climate "documentary," two decades of inconvenient inaccuracies -- Issues and Insights