Quick connects:
• NextEra Energy Resources is eyeing Dunn County for a new wind farm -- KFYR-TV
• North Dakota Supreme Court ruling could reshape oil royalty payments -- Bismarck Tribune
• War with Iran spikes oil prices; too soon to see effects on North Dakota production -- InForum
• North Dakota approval of Summit storage wells ruled unconstitutional -- Bismarck Tribune
• ND wants judge to void its $28M win in pipeline case in favor of federal settlement -- North Dakota Monitor
• Applied Digital closes $2.15B deal to build out Polaris Forge 2 AI campus in Hardwood -- Valley News Live
• Minnesota Democrats propose new slush fund to siphon money from fossil fuel companies -- Daily Caller
• Senator Hoeven outlines importance of US energy dominance in countering Iran's influence -- John Hoeven
• Next steps for Bank of North Dakota stablecoin to be reviewed this month -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota Dem-NPL Party holds energized convention, endorses Hammer for House -- Bismarck Tribune
• Enderlin's Deven Styczynski announces bid for North Dakota Public Service Commission -- Dickinson Press
• North Dakota task force eyes dissolving dozens of state boards in streamlining effort -- North Dakota Monitor
• Secretary of State, state legislative assembly file arguments in legislative term limits lawsuit -- KFYR-TV
• Armstrong selects wrestling legends Troy and Terry Steiner for Rough Rider Award -- Office of the Governor
• Secretary of State mailing out ballot measure information to voters ahead of election season -- KFYR-TV
• ND Republican incumbents make 'unprecedented' move to skip state convention -- North Dakota Monitor
• Levi Bachmeier formally launches campaign to lead North Dakota public schools -- North Dakota Monitor
• Special education teachers report burnout, uncompensated work time, survey shows -- North Dakota Monitor
• Prominent member of the Williston Basin School District will step down at the end of June -- KFYR-TV
• Minot Public School Board approved the appointment of three new administrative hires -- Minot Daily News
• Crosby Journal offers opportunity for paid writing internship for high school or college student -- The Journal
• Federal food guidelines limiting processed foods take bite out of ND public schools' budgets -- The Journal
• People who make Belfield schools run smoothly vital to success of students and faculty -- Dickinson Press
• Dickinson High School students among 60 teams to win NASA Student Tech Rise Challenge -- KFYR-TV
• Minot Rep. Scott Louser seeks reelection after having served since 2011 and shares vision -- KFYR-TV
• Beyond the Bookshelf: How McKenzie County Library became local destination -- McKenzie County Farmer
• More jobs than people still available in northwest North Dakota according to area officials -- KFYR-TV
• Two city workers in Beulah approved to return to work amid gaming money investigation -- KX News
• North Dakota prepares to hand out $200M in historic Rural Health Transformation grants -- Dickinson Press
• Forum Communications welcomes the Williston Herald and 6 other papers to the team -- Williston Herald
• $342K gift goes to hospital, library, scholarships; donor linked with Divide County's early days -- The Journal
• Williston mayor will not run for seat again but has announced plans to run for city commission -- KFYR-TV
• Landowners and industry representatives gather at state legislative energy committee meeting -- The Beacon
• Neighborhood Revitalization Program returns to Williston with $2 million fund -- Williston Herald
• Trump administration turns Venezuela into major US oil supplier as global shipping crisis eases -- Fox News
• Crude oil prices spike near $120 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping -- KFYR-TV
• Trump says rising oil prices 'a very small price to pay' for 'safety and peace' amid Iran conflict -- KX News
• New study furthers argument that AI is not principal driver of higher power costs -- RealClearEnergy
• Iranian oil production could be slashed and exports could stall if U.S.-Israeli seize Kharg Island -- Oil Price
• Iran warns no oil will be exported from Middle East until United States and Israel stop bombing it -- Oil Price
• LNG Canada ramps up production and exports as Iran war threatens Asian natural gas supplies -- Reuters
• US power consumption, which hit 2nd straight record in 2025, will rise further in 2026 and 2027 -- Reuters
• America First Refining plans to build new 168,000 bbl/day oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas -- Yahoo Finance
• Oil markets bracing for even bigger shock with Iran warning crude could surge to $200 per barrel -- Oil Price
• The cure for AI data center energy use is competition, not ratepayer protection pledges -- RealClearEnergy
• Trump touts oil price gains, saying 'we make a lot of money;' some lawmakers angered -- Reuters
• US Department of Energy plans to invest $1.9 billion to accelerate power grid upgrades -- Reuters
• Middle East debacle's impact on energy markets is more favorable to Canada than it is to US -- Oil Price
• Middle East war is creating the biggest supply disruption in the history of the oil market warns IEA -- Oil Price
• $11 billion SunZia 3.5 GW wind project completes installation of 242 huge turbines in New Mexico -- Electrek
• Trump admin greenlights first new oil refinery in 50 years, advances nuclear reactor project -- Townhall
• EPA's repeal of the endangerment finding overreach restores federal power where it belongs -- Daily Caller
• California's looming fuel infrastructure crisis: Refiners are trying to warn the state -- Watts Up With That
