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Whiteclay Liquor Licenses Renewal on Hold

The Sheridan County Commission held a hearing last week on the future of four liquor licenses in Whiteclay Nebraska.

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Calls for Budget Cuts

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has proposed a mixture of budget cuts and revenue adjustments to deal with a 267-Million-dollar revenue shortfall in the current fiscal year.

Amazon to Pay Nebraska Sales Tax

Nebraska Tax Commissioner Tony Fulton is applauding the decision by online retail giant Amazon to start collecting state and local sales taxes for purchases made by Nebraskans.

Minnesota Records over 400 Traffic Fatalities in 2016

Not all the totals are in, but as many as 412 people may have died on Minnesota roads in 2016

Iowa Legislators Facing $100 Million Dollars in Budget Cuts

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will release the details of 100-million dollars in cuts to the CURRENT year’s state budget on Tuesday.

Sanford Clinical Trial for New Shoulder Repair Surgery

Sanford Health has an FDA-approved clinical trial underway that uses a patient’s own fat-derived stem cells to treat shoulder injuries.

Iowa Legislative Leaders Hope to Cut Funding Strings

The top Republican in the Iowa legislature hopes to cut some of the “strings” attached to the state tax dollars that are used to operate Iowa’s public schools.

SD Nursing Homes May Be Able to Swap Beds

South Dakota lawmakers will have a number of bills dealing with long term care and nursing homes in this year’s session.
A summer study committee held several hearings on the issue.

Property Tax Relief Top Priority For The Center For Rural Affairs

The top state legislative priority for the Center for Rural Affairs is to get the Unicameral to approve a reduction…

NGFA Thanks Outgoing CFTC Chairman And Wants To Work With New Chair

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Tim Massad has announced he’s stepping down when President-elect Donald Trump takes office later this…

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