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Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- January 17, 2025

• Can Trump undo finalized plan limiting coal development in ND? -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND landowner group appeal says constitutional rights were violated -- KFYR - TV

• Lignite responsible for nearly 12,000 jobs in North Dakota, study finds -- KX News

• ND receives $1.5B for clean energy investments in USDA grants -- Minot Daily News

• Thousands of gallons of salt water spill onto rangeland in southwest North Dakota -- Dickinson Press

• Supreme Court upholds North Dakota state House district on American Indian reservation -- US News

• North Dakota lawmakers debate property tax relief bill with cap on levy increases -- Bismarck Tribune

• House committee looks at Minot legislator Louser's approach to property tax relief -- Minot Daily News

• Bills calling for replacing state drones and adding state firefighters to PERS pass house -- KFYR - TV

• State Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus appoints Stacey Lang to serve as new deputy -- KX News

• North Dakota highway services bill gets committee's do-not-pass recommendation -- Dickinson Press

• Former ND Gov. Burgum to divest energy, tech holdings as he nears Interior role -- Bismarck Tribune

• State lawmakers role-play life after prison in DRC-hosted reentry simulation -- North Dakota Monitor

• MN Legislature constitutional crisis Day 4: dueling court opinions deepen crisis -- American Experiment

• Underserved rural communities targeted with proposed $50M endowment fund -- North Dakota Monitor

• 'This is huge for us,' New Rockford mayor says about planned wind energy project -- Dickinson Press

• State legislators considering using Legacy Fund to offer school construction loan fund -- KX News

• Port: Education savings accounts must move forward, even if school choice doesn't -- Dickinson Press

• BSC polytechnic education center finished with grand opening set for March -- Bismarck Tribune

• Williston School Board to discuss process of filling John Kasmer's seat following his death -- KFYR - TV

• Bill requiring Ten Commandments in North Dakota classrooms sparks heated debate -- Dickinson Press

• Baesler announces 6 finalists named for North Dakota state higher education board -- Dickinson Press

• School phone policies needed, but not a state ban, HB 1160 opponents say -- North Dakota Monitor

• Dickinson School Board updates rebuild timeline, staffing in first meeting of the year -- Dickinson Press

• Distance learning official says payment for failed online classes goes too far -- North Dakota Monitor

• High schoolers explore tools of trade at Bakken Area Skills Center Trades Industry Day -- KFYR - TV

• How will Governor Doug Burgum help make American energy great again? -- American Energy Alliance

• Wright on track to be energy secretary despite tense moments during confirmation hearing -- The Hill

• Trump's energy secretary nominee Wright pledges to unleash major domestic expansion -- Oil Price

• Interior pick Burgum says US needs more coal-powered electricity to win AI arms race -- Fortune

• Top oil and natural gas producers group urges repeal of methane fee, action on permitting -- E&E News

• Energy-related executive orders President Trump likely to announce during first days in office -- Reuters

• Energy Secretary nominee Chris Wright is on a mission to improve lives everywhere -- RealClearEnergy

• Trump energy nominee heckled by climate protesters, derided as enthusiast for fossil fuels -- Fox News

• US natural gas power plants to flourish alongside the AI boom; several new plants expected -- Oil Price

• Republicans eye reconciliation bill for oil, gas leasing mandates, approving mining projects -- The Hill

• Supreme Court declines to hear from O&G companies trying to block climate change lawsuit -- AP News

• Evacuation orders remain in place after fire breaks out at battery storage facility in California -- CNN

• Climate alarmist Sen. Ed Markey loses it on Lee Zeldin during EPA confirmation hearing -- Townhall

• Treasury pick Scott Bessent says US is not in a "clean energy" race with China -- American Greatness


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