FDA Releases New Rule on BSE

The Food and Drug Administration issued a rule Thursday finalizing three previous interim rules regarding BSE. The rules were designed…

SD Cattlemen’s Leader Concerned With Supreme Court Nominee

President Obama has nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court. South Dakota Attorney Todd Wilkinson who…

MN Farmers Union Supports Health Care Option

Minnesota Farmers Union is supporting legislation introduced Thursday in the State Senate to ask for a federal waiver to offer…

Subcommittee Hearing on RFS One-Sided

A hearing held this week on the Renewable Fuel Standard by a House Subcommittee did not include representatives of the…

SD Rail Board Working on Improvements in Sioux City

The South Dakota State Railroad Board got an update this week on a project in Sioux City (Iowa) that could improve rail service in the state.

Jacks Hope To Reverse Fable

In a 2016 remake of Aesop’s classic fable of the Tortoise and the Hare, South Dakota State and Maryland meet on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash.

SD Congresswoman Kristi Noem Undecided on Presidential Pick

Presidential politics was on the mind of South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem as she met with reporters on her weekly conference call.

Deadline Approaching for Iowa Medicaid Coverage

State officials say the 560-thousand Iowans who get their health care coverage through government-paid Medicaid should be getting a new card in the mail soon.

Iowa Revenue Meeting Expectations

A three-member panel of experts says Iowa’s economy is holding steady and the group has stuck with its previous estimate of state tax collections for the current fiscal year.

Minnesota Legislature Back to Real I.D.

Heated opposition as the Minnesota House considers changing Minnesota driver’s licenses to comply with federal REAL ID requirements.