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Minnesota’s Freight Tonnage Expected to Grow Significantly by 2040

The state’s freight tonnage is expected to grow significantly by 2040

Iowa’s Prison Population Could Rise Thirty Percent

An annual report out this week projects Iowa’s prison population will grow by 30-percent

SD Senator Mike Rounds; Congressional Republicans Have an Aggressive Agenda for 2017

While Members of Congress are working through the lame duck session, many are looking ahead to the new term that starts in January.

SD Looking for Online Sales Tax

State officials are now connecting part of the dropping trend in South Dakota sales taxes to online purchases. Most of those companies don’t pay state sales taxes.

SD Banks Prepare for Prime Rate Hike

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise the prime rate in December. The rate has been at three-point five percent since last year.

Iowa DOT Won’t Refill Full-time Job Vacancies

Sixty-seven full-time job vacancies at the Iowa Department of Transportation will not be filled

Standing Order Issused to Iowa Pharmacies

Iowa’s top medical officer has issued a “standing order” to pharmacies

Iowa Sees Big Fall in Highway Systems Report

Iowa took a big fall on a report that ranks the 50 states’ highway systems

SD Civil Air Patrol Hits Notable Anniversary

December first marks the 75th Anniversary of South Dakota’s Civil Air Patrol. The volunteer agency started six days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Advanced Biofuels Official Says GAO Misses The Mark On Biofuel Impacts

The Government Accountability Office claims advanced biofuels are not likely to get the fuel market penetration the Renewable Fuel Standard…

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