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Sen. Ben Sasse is Getting Criticism from Trump Supporters

Sen. Ben Sasse is getting criticism from Trump supporters

SD District 18 Senator-elect Part of a Small Group

Democrats in the South Dakota Senate will again be a small minority, with only six sitting members out of the thirty five member body.

CPA Agrees With Trump Position on China’s Currency Manipulation

President-elect Donald Trump’s 100-day plan includes going after China to get them to stop manipulating their currency. That matches the…

EPA Rejects Oil Industry Petitions on Changing Biofuels Programs

Oil industry groups recently filed several petitions with the Environmental Protection Agency requesting changes to American biofuels programs. However, the…

Export Customers Asking About Future of Trade Under Trump

U.S. export customers are asking questions about the future of export policies under the Trump Administration. U.S. Soybean Export Council…

Massachusetts Law Will Set Precedent, Mean Higher Egg Costs for Consumers

A ballot measure passed by Massachusetts voters will lead to costlier eggs and less healthy birds nationwide. The referendum requires…

BOLD Energy Ready if XL Pipeline Project Renewed

One of President Elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises is to revive Trans Canada’s Keystone XL Pipeline project. One of the…

SD Congresswoman Kristi Noem to Run for Governor in 2018

South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem, who was just reelected to a fourth term in the US House last Tuesday, announced yesterday that she would not run for another term…

Winter is Coming…….Sometime…

The track is starting to come together for a potential winter storm across the northern plains late this week.

Yankton School Board Delays Decision on Crane-Youngworth Field Future

The Yankton School Board has decided to wait until their December meeting to make any decisions on future construction at the Crane-Youngworth football field.

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA RIFT WIDENS AS OVERSIGHT PANEL CONFUSES AND UPSETS INDUSTRY WITH SLATE OF MOTIONS

PIERRE, S.D. (Joshua Haiar-South Dakota Searchlight) – The rift between an oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday…

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NEBRASKA GOVERNOR SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Thursday cutting off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood,…

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NINE INDICTED IN DAVISON COUNTY FOR COCAINE DISTRIBUTION

MITCHELL, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says nine people have been indicted in connection with a cocaine…

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NEBRASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL RESPONDS TO ACCUSATIONS OF RETALIATION AGAINST OMAHA TRIBE OVER MEDICAL MARIJUANA

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers said Wednesday that the Omaha Tribe’s proposed tax compact was too…

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AARP SOUTH DAKOTA AND ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF COSTLY SCAMS

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – As part of a joint effort with the Attorney General’s Office, AARP South Dakota has…