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Iowa House and Senate Look to Expand Definition of Trespassing

It would be easier to prosecute so-called “peeping Toms” under legislation that has won approval in the Iowa House and the Senate.

The Nebraska Office of Highway Safety Renews Funding For Education Program

The Nebraska Office of Highway Safety renewed funding for another three months of the State Patrol’s education program

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts’ Property Tax Relief on the Verge of Passing

The first part of Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts’ property tax relief package is on the verge of passing with the second part ready for another round of debate.

Parents Underage Drinking Awareness Campaign Focuses on “The Talk”

Each year, the Parents Matter Underage Drinking Awareness Campaign focuses on a specific area.

SD Housing Coalition Surveying Living Conditions

The South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium (SDHHC) has determined too many people live in conditions dubbed “inadequate.”

Biofuels Trade Groups Ask for Multi-Year Tax Credit Extensions

Six biofuels trade groups have written House and Senate leaders asking them for a multi-year extension on advanced biofuel tax…

Iowa Bill to Protect Private Property Rights Advances

Legislation to provide private property rights and eminent domain protections for Iowa landowners passed the full House this week. House…

SD Stockgrowers Call Legislative Session Positive

The 2016 South Dakota legislative session is in the books. The State Stockgrower’s Association members say overall it was a…

Nebraska FFA Convention to Set Attendance Record

The Nebraska State FFA Convention is underway in Lincoln and attendance is on pace to set a new record. State…

Onward Yankton Building on Ideas

Onward Yankton is hoping to use a newly vacant building as a launch pad to more small business development.

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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…