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Census Delay Could Impact Election Districts

A delay in delivering 2020 Census numbers to the states could cause problems in meeting deadlines for redistricting.

NBB Pleased EPA Decides To Follow Court Ruling On SRES

The Environmental Protection Agency Monday announced it agrees with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reading of the Renewable Fuel…

Yankton Face Mask Mandate to Expire

The Yankton City Commission took no action on a face mask resolution extension at their meeting Monday night, which means the mandate will expire on March first.

North Dakota Farm Bureau Monitoring Trespass And Beef Checkoff Bills

The North Dakota Farm Bureau has been tracking a pair of measures in their state legislature. Farm Bureau Public Policy…

South Dakota Legislature Passes Resolution Supporting COOL

The South Dakota Legislature has passed a resolution in both the House and Senate calling for the Biden administration to…

NCBA Expects Ag Secretary And USTR Nominees To Get Confirmed This Week

It’s a busy week in Washington D.C. with several confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden’s nominees. The National Cattlemen’s Beef…

SD House Committee Passes Trans-Gender Bill

In an 11-2 vote, the House State Affairs Committee Monday night voted to advance House Bill 1217, legislation that would ban transgender women and girls from competing on the sports teams that match their gender identity.

Natural Gas Price Shocks

During the energy crisis last week, natural gas prices on the open market spiked, in some case several thousand percent.

Impeachment Talk in Pierre

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is under growing pressure to resign from office or face potential impeachment proceedings.

Spring Predictions

While it has taken awhile, the long predicted La Nina climate impact seems to have taken hold.

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