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Taking Time on the Infrastructure Bill

The US Senate is moving to debate the trillion dollar plus infrastructure bill.

Redirecting Billions for Mental Health Services

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is co-sponsoring a bill that would redirect unspent Covid-19 federal funds to mental health services.

Nebraska Cattle Group Files Comments With Ag Sub Committee

The Nebraska Cattlemen Association filed comments with the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture as they held…

Supporting a Nebraska State Bonus Plan

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has announced a new pay incentive plan for workers at state prison and other 24 – 7 state facilities.

Tabor to Platte Rails to Trail

Replacing a rail line with a tourist attraction is the goal of a southeast South Dakota group.

Farmers Union Committee Sets Policy Proposals

The Policy committee of the South Dakota Farmers Union met last month and came up with policy proposals for its…

Pork Industry To Continue Fighting Prop 12 In Court And Legislatively

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has turned down the challenge to California’s Proposition 12 from the National Pork Producers…

Minnesota Farmer Elected Chairman Of The U.S. Grains Council

Delegates at the U.S. Grains Council summer meeting have elected Minnesota farmer Chad Willis as chairman of their Board of…

Governor’s CRT Executive Order….”Just Politics”

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed an executive order prohibiting the state Department of Education from applying for any federal grants related to critical race theory.

USD Pushing Project Proposals

Officials from the University of South Dakota are meeting with legislators this summer, outlining new programs they want to add on and off campus.

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LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – The potential impeachment of University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor appears more likely after a…

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TASK FORCE UNVEILS IDEAS TO CUT PROPERTY TAXES

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SNAP BENEFITS MAY BE DELAYED IN NOVEMBER DUE TO SHUTDOWN

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