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Iowa Taxes Show Slow Growth

Iowa state tax revenues continue to lag.

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse; Senate Out of Touch

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse took the opportunity of his first speech from the Senate floor to lament how far it has fallen from its ideal.

Wind & Solar Power Talk in Omaha

he 8th Annual Nebraska Wind and Solar Conference is going on in Omaha this week.

Senate Passes Resolution to Stop WOTUS

The Senate has passed a joined resolution of disapproval on the Waters of the U.S. Rule by a vote of…

Justice Department Approves Sale of Cargill Pork to JBS

The U.S. Justice Department has approved the sale of Cargill’s Pork Unit to JBS. The National Farmers Union is opposed…

Sunflower Harvest Ahead of Normal with Big Yields

The sunflower harvest is ahead of normal in the Dakotas with 69-percent of the crop harvested in South Dakota and…

Canadian Officials Deny Slowing TPP

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says Canada is holding up the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership, largely because of…

Trans Canada Asks State Department to Pause Review for Pipeline

This week Trans Canada officials asked the U.S. State Department to pause in its review of a permit application for…

Development Plans Moving at Napa Junction

The Yankton County Commission got the first look at the outlines of a developer’s agreement that could lead to the construction of a grain loading facility at the Napa rail junction.

Details Released in Platte Multiple Murder – Suicide

Scott Westerhuis of rural Platte used a shotgun to kill his wife and four children, then set fire to their home and used the same shotgun to kill himself.