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PLC Says President’s Conservation Executive Order Uncertain

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that directs the Interior Department to outline steps to achieve the administration’s…

Nebraska Cattlemen Association Sets State Legislative Goals

The Board of Directors of the Nebraska Cattlemen Association has prioritized their state legislative goals for 2021. Cattlemen Vice President…

Looking for Unity in DC

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says executive actions by President Biden and democrats ramming bills through Congress isn’t a definition of unity

Changes at the Yankton CVB

Kasi Haberman, the Director of the Yankton Convention and Visitors Bureau is leaving.

SD House Committee Rejects Call for Constitutional Convention

The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee held a hearing Monday on HJR 5001 that would call for a Constitutional Convention of the states

Iowa Soybean Group Sets Policy Priorities On Biodiesel And Taxes

Iowa Soybean Association members were busy this past week working on both state and national policy for their organization. President…

District 18 Legislative Forum

The three members of the District 18 legislative delegation held the first forum of the 2021 session Saturday in Yankton.

Back to the Legislature

Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton returned to the legislature this year after a two-year break.

2021 SD Legislative Session to Hit Half Way Point

This will be a full five-day week for South Dakota legislators and is also the deadline for bill introductions.

Farm Leader Says Government Aid Programs Need Better Management

Senators John Thune of South Dakota and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin are urging the U.S. Treasury Department and Small Business…

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