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Nebraska Businesses Need Qualified Workers

Workforce remains a concern for Nebraska businesses.

Minnesota Special Session Decision by Monday

Governor Mark Dayton is telling top Republicans at the Minnesota Legislature he wants to decide by Monday whether to call a special session

Flu Season on the Way

Flu season hasn’t arrived in Nebraska, yet. And state health officials say that gives Nebraskans time to get their flu shots.

Nebraska Medicaid Sign Up Underway

Time is running out for Nebraska Medicaid participants to pick a health plan under the new delivery system.

Iowa University Leaders Asking for More Money

The leaders of Iowa’s three public universities made their pitch for more public funding to the governor during a statehouse budget hearing.

SD GOP Chair Pam Roberts Ready to Wrap Up Term

The current Chair of the South Dakota Republican Party says expectations were high when she took the job last year.

Yankton City Sales Taxes in October Up Slightly

Sales tax collections for the City of Yankton seem to be stabilizing in the final quarter of the year.

Iowa State Auditor Cracking Down on Small Town Books

Iowa State Auditor Mary Mosiman says she doesn’t see much of an impact from a three-year old state law that was designed to crack down on embezzlement in Iowa’s small towns.

SD River Basin Task Force Wraps Up

One of the interim committees set up by the South Dakota legislature wrapped up their work this week in Pierre.

Jacks Gain Top MVFC Awards

Missouri Valley Football Conference champion South Dakota State has claimed three of the league’s top individual awards, conference officials announced Wednesday.

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