Friday, January 13, 2023

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- January 13, 2023

• ND oil exec calls study linking flaring with health issues "non-scientific" -- WZFG

• PSC sets hearing on MDU rate increase, Basin plant expansion -- Mandan News

• BNI Coal continues supplying lignite through worst December blizzards -- KX News

• One of four charged in McKenzie Co. oil theft scheme reaches plea -- KFYR - TV

• Cerilon gas-to-liquids project moving forward in Williams County -- Williston Herald

• Electric vehicles make good secondary automobiles in North Dakota's cold weather -- KX News

• Summit pipeline clears hurdle in MN but must undergo environmental review -- Bismarck Tribune

• Minnesota regulators will require environmental impact statement for CO2 pipeline -- Star Tribune

• South Dakota sets Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline hearings for September -- Ag Week

• When it comes to safety, North Dakota coal operators are some of the safest in the country -- KX News

• What tax relief will ND get? Lawmakers weigh income, property tax cut bills -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota Legislature debates income tax reform; some argue why not property tax? -- KFYR - TV

• Bill would add 9,000 state employees to North Dakota's ethics panel's jurisdiction -- Dickinson Press

• AG Wrigley takes 29% budget increase request to Senate Appropriations Committee -- Dickinson Press

• Lawmakers build state revenue forecast to guide their budget work in the Legislature -- Dickinson Press

• Term limits may change how citizen legislature operates, weaken ND's legislative branch -- The Journal

• ND lawmakers look to boost immigration as labor shortage hampers economy -- Dickinson Press

• Bill for new state office to address healthcare workforce woes gets hearing, no action -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota Senate OKs changes to spending panel's limits; bill goes to House -- Dickinson Press

• Immigration offices propose to boost ND workforce; Dem bills have GOP support -- Bismarck Tribune

• Bill could limit cloud seeding by adding new strings to Cloud Modification Project -- Dickinson Press

• MHA purchase of Las Vegas property comes under fire from former tribal chairman -- Dickinson Press

• February 1 application deadline approaches for property tax relief for Ward County -- Minot Daily News

• Crosby City Council taking long view on sidewalk construction, water meter replacement -- The Journal

• Minot's Give360 Giving Circle announced two organizations as $16K grant recipients -- KX News

• ND Farmer's Union to host Evolution Ag Summit, themed 'The Carbon Conundrum' -- KX News

• Reclamation for Co. Road 3 looking like preferred option according to commissioners -- The Journal

• Tioga commissioners delay decision on whether to pay off city's past project debts -- Tioga Tribune

• Native American Hall of Honor seeking nominations; deadline is February 17 -- Dickinson Press

• Work continues on Trinity Health medical complex after offer for MAGIC Funds rejected -- KX News

• Williston city leaders working out plan to send emergency services to nearby Epping -- KX News

• Belfield City Council discusses law enforcement funding, garbage collection -- Dickinson Press

• Constitutional changes for MHA Nation on the horizon; Chairman Fox plans referendum -- KX News

• Name change for McKenzie County's Homesteaders Gap approved by Interior Dept -- KFYR - TV

• Theodore Roosevelt National Park leaders disucss proposals for horse, cattle population -- KFYR - TV

• ND bill aims to cap K-12 superintendent salaries, merge leadership of small districts -- Dickinson Press

• Twenty North Dakota school districts capitalize on ESSER funds for facility upgrades -- Dickinson Press

• Bill would require schools, governing body to host Pledge of Allegiance recitation -- Dickinson Press

• Bill to provide additional funds towards Career and Technical Education introduced -- KFYR - TV

• McKenzie County School District receives Greater Math in ND grant -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Williston sixth graders raise more than $11K for departed teacher's family -- Williston Herald

• Williston making improvements to childcare services, but more needed as city grows -- KFYR - TV

• Marathon, MPLX grants to support ND tribal colleges reinstate programs in 2023 -- CStore Decisions

• Garrison sixth-graders lend a hand to keep school clean during staffing shortage -- KFYR - TV

• MSU makes budget increase request; student, staff recruitment among priorities -- Minot Daily News

• Deadline extended for spots on ND higher-ed board to ensure qualified candidates -- Dickinson Press

• Inflation, salary increases top university presidents' agenda to House Appropriations -- Dickinson Press

• White House ripped after Keystone admission: Biden created 'economic boondoggle' -- Fox Business

• Biden admin proposing to tighten key air pollution regulation after declined by Trump admin -- The Hill

• US rejects oil offers deemed too expensive in first attempt to replenish stockpiles -- Bismarck Tribune

• Demand for Wyoming coal is collapsing. Seismic changes are ahead for the state. -- Bismarck Tribune

• Department of Energy's loan program promises to help fund green energy initiatives -- KX News

• Proposed energy mandates will increase costs and risk of blackouts in Minnesota -- Fargo Forum

• Booming oil, gas revenue put WY back among states with budget surpluses -- Laredo Morning Times

• BLM plans June oil and gas lease sale, seeking input on parcels in ND and MT -- Independent Record

• Mapped: North America's biggest sources of electricity by state and province -- Visual Capitalist

• Make highways "infrastructure" again, dump Biden's climate regulations -- Williston Herald

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