Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Fine After Traffic Accident

Governor Pete Ricketts is fine after being involved in a traffic accident.

New Taiwan President May Lift Ractopamine Ban

Taiwan’s new President Tsai Ing-wen is in favor of joining the Trans Pacific Partnership and may be willing to lift…

R CALF Leader Calls TPP Analysis Flawed

A new report by the Peterson Institute for International Economics says the United States will gain the most from the…

Senate Considering Energy Bill This Week

A vote could be held this week on energy legislation in the U.S. Senate. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says while…

American Biodiesel Has Record Consumption In 2015

This week at the 2016 Biodiesel Conference and Expo in Tampa, Florida, industry leaders released data showing nearly 2.1 billion…

Cuban Trade Restrictions Are Loosening

New rules take effect today that will allow U.S. banks to provide direct financing for exports to Cuba. Unfortunately, agricultural…

SD Legislators Look at Teacher Pay Options

South Dakota legislators have been talking about options for increasing teacher pay. While Governor Dennis Daugaard proposed a half cent sales tax increase to pay for them, no bill has yet been introduced.

Earlier Numbers for SD Lawmakers

The plan this year is for South Dakota legislators to have an idea of revenue and spending at least two weeks before the end of the session.

Minnesota Money for a SD Based Water Project

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has included sixteen million dollars for construction of the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System in his bonding proposal he has given to the legislature.

Iowa House Pushes Two Percent for Schools

Iowa House Republicans have voted to increase the general level of state taxpayer support for Iowa’s public schools by two percent, starting July 1st.