Nebraska Farm Bureau Asks for 2014 Farm Bill Extension

The Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation is asking Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to give farmers more time to sign up for the 2014 Farm Bill programs.

Corporate Income Tax Proposal Tabled

A bill that would have put the question of a corporate income tax dedicated to education on the 2016 election ballot was tabled in a South Dakota legislative committee last week.

Morningside Sweeps Honors

Morningside players swept the weekly awards for the top basketball players in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

Coyote Earns Weekly Award

South Dakota senior Cody Snyder was named the Summit League Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the period ended Feb. 22, as released by the league office on Tuesday.

Iowa Debates Bill To Address Cyber Bullying

Iowa Legislators have started, again, to hammer out the details of a bill that would give school officials greater authority to address bullying that occurs on social media, outside of school hours.

Iowa Senate Frustrated Over Prison Delay

The head of the state agency that’s overseeing construction of the new, but not-yet-opened Iowa state prison in Fort Madison says she doesn’t know when the prison may open.

Low Income Women Face Challenges Either Way

Nearly 300 low-income women were surveyed by Voices for Children in Nebraska to get their perspective on the difficulty to overcome poverty.

Nebraska Debating Winner-Take-All Status

Unicameral discusses whether Nebraska should again be a winner-take-all state in the presidential elections.

Bill For Corporate Ownership to Encourage Expansion

North Dakota state senators have advanced a measure to allow corporate ownership of dairy and swine operations.

Bill for Corporate Ownership of Swine and Dairy Operations Heads to House

North Dakota Farmers Union leaders are concerned state Senators have approved a measure and sent it to the House to allow corporate ownership of swine and dairy operations.