Alison's quick connects:
• Basin Electric to break ground on its largest power plant this spring -- Minot Daily News
• Scott Hennen: Let's celebrate a North Dakota milestone in oil production -- InForum
• Bakken gas capacity set to rise as Bison XPress nears full service -- Pipeline & Gas Journal
• The Bakken is known for its oil, but it also produces coal, helium and potash. -- KFYR-TV
• Tesla sues North Dakota as it seeks to open car dealerships in Bismarck, Fargo -- North Dakota Monitor
• Trump issues several pipeline permits, authorizes Bakken Pipeline Company construction -- Reuters
• Energy takes center stage in Minot as community members gathered to discuss industry's future -- KX News
• Current state of gas prices and why they aren't lower despite North Dakota's oil presence -- KFYR-TV
• Meridian Energy CEO provides update on status of plans to build the Davis Refinery in ND -- The Crude Life
• Bakken boom continues to shape North Dakota, foreshadows future development challenges -- The Journal
• It's all about diversification at Rainbow Energy Center; pipeline completion to open doors -- Minot Daily News
• North Dakota utility regulators advance power project to serve Fargo data center -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota stands at the center of America's nuclear deterrence amid Iran conflict -- Valley News Live
• Questions over River Run Energy Center, hyperscale data center dominate discussion -- The Beacon
• Greenpeace and Energy Transfer face off in Dutch court over Dakota Access Pipeline ruling -- KFYR-TV
• Port: Governor Armstrong, wisely, wants to prepare North Dakota's budget for a new reality -- InForum
• North Dakota voters face a largely uncompetitive statewide primary ballot in June -- Bismarck Tribune
• North Dakotans see lower state income taxes tied to federal policy changes -- North Dakota Monitor
• District 20 Republicans select Larimore farmer Rustebakke to fill vacant House seat -- North Dakota Monitor
• Economic Policy Institute: North Dakota's cost of living lower than most western states -- Dickinson Press
• Legacy Fund website to launch Nov. 1; seeks to improve investment transparency -- North Dakota Monitor
• One uncontested statewide race will be on North Dakota ballot during primary election -- Dickinson Press
• North Dakota Ethics Commission seeking applicants for two available positions through April -- KX News
• Williston announces significant progress in reducing its long-term debt through SB2323 -- Minot Daily News
• Officials announce start of Phase II of CR 27 reconstruction project in McKenzie County -- KX News
• City of Minot's 2027 budget schedule has been approved; neighbors can follow the process -- KX News
• Minot's two mayoral candidates laid out distinct visions for the city during chamber forum -- Minot Daily News
• State of the Region 8, City of Dickinson Town Hall both slated for April 23 in Dickinson -- Dickinson Press
• Williston City Commission proclaims upcoming Clean City Week and Free Landfill Day -- Williston Herald
• National television airing live segment from Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library -- Dickinson Press
• Medora business owners hiring and expanding as construction signals extra busy summer -- Dickinson Press
• MHA Nation, McKenzie County Sheriff's Office announce public safety partnership -- Minot Daily News
• Bank of America pledges $5M sponsorship to Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library -- Dickinson Press
• Badlands Art Assoc. accepting submissions for Lyle Glass Memorial Western Arts Show -- Dickinson Press
• Rural Health Transformation Program meeting scheduled for Hazen April 23 -- The Beacon
• New NDSU, BSC presidents sign contracts with North Dakota University System -- North Dakota Monitor
• Different paths, shared purpose: ND Petroleum Foundation Teens of the Year named -- Bismarck Tribune
• Minot middle schools test scores in the spotlight at school board's regular meeting -- Minot Daily News
• Minot High School officially adopts new secondary logo amid ongoing trademark dispute -- Minot Daily News
• 'Shared vision' comes to fruition as Alexander school celebrates expansion -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Jeremy Brenner resigns from Williston school board; applications for replacement sought -- Williston Herald
• Students compete in North Dakota National History Day; winners will advance to Washington DC -- KFYR-TV
• Commentary: Free school meals drive energized as ND lawmakers choked -- North Dakota Monitor
• Valley City State presidential search suspended after candidates withdrawals -- North Dakota Monitor
• Despite the cease-fire in the Middle East, prices at the pump are still rising. Here's why. -- Wall Street Journal
• Trump acknowledges gasoline prices might remain high through the November midterm election -- Oil Price
• Oil prices fall as signs of potential U.S.-Iran dialogue to end their war reduce supply concerns -- Reuters
• Armada of crude tankers en route to United States to purchase American energy -- The Center Square
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that he expects gasoline prices to peak in the next few weeks -- The Hill
• United States stops nine oil tankers attempting to break Trump's blockade on Iranian ports -- Fox News
• Chevron's stepped-up imports of Venezuelan oil are helping ease fuel prices for US consumers -- CBS News
• More evidence that the Trump Administration is serious about a nuclear energy revival -- RealClearEnergy
• Julie Fedorchak joins Axios reporter for conversation on strengthening US electric grid -- Julie Fedorchak
• Officials in the Gulf region bracing for a timeline closer to six months until US-Iran peace deal -- Oil Price
• Investor-owned utilities plan to pour at least $1.4T into new capital expenditures through 2030 -- E&E News
• Wright, Burgum to urge top US oil and gas companies to increase drilling in bid to lower prices -- E&E News
• Youth climate activists challenge Trump's executive orders in 9th Circuit appeal -- Washington Examiner
• Soaring energy prices are the result of bad government policy, time for a course correction. -- City Journal
