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R CALF Wants All Beef Imports From Brazil Halted

One of the three U.S. cattle groups asking the Biden Administration to require Brazil to stop shipping its beef to…

SD Housing Study Wraps Up

The South Dakota Legislature’s Executive Board approved the findings of a summer study on housing needs in the state.

Hotter Summers Could Lead to Water Shortages

Most climate studies point to much hotter summers across the northern plains over the next twenty to thirty years.

Marijuana Summer Study Wraps Up

The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature heard from all of the summer study committees at their meeting this week.

SDSGA And OCM Wants DOJ Antitrust Head To Go After Large Meat Processors

The U.S. Senate has approved the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s choice to head up the Anti Trust Division at…

Decision on Tabor to Platte Rail Trail Delayed

The South Dakota State Railroad Board put off a decision on a citizens group request to convert an unused rail bed from Tabor to Platte to a walking – biking trail.

GOAC Subpoena Approved

The Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota legislature will be able to continue asking questions about the state’s appraisal certification program.

Republican Representative Steven Haugaard to Challenge SD Governor Kristi Noem

Republican Representative Steven Haugaard of Sioux Falls has announced he will run against incumbent Governor Kristi Noem in next June’s primary election.

Vietnam Announces It’s Eliminating It’s Tariff On U.S. Wheat

Vietnam says it will eliminate it’s 3 percent tariff on U.S. wheat imports effective December 30 of 2021. Over a…

Schools Dealing with Teacher Stress

Many school districts in Nebraska and across the region are dealing with the loss of teachers and increasing stress for those that remain.

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