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Jordan Foos Announces Run for District 18 Senate

A democratic candidate has emerged in the District 18 Senate race.

Farm Group Leader Says Decoupling Taxes Could Help With Property Tax Relief

Nebraska State Senator Tom Briese of Albion has introduced a proposal in the legislature to decouple Nebraska’s state tax system…

R CALF CEO Calls USDA Cattle Market Investigation Report Preliminary And Analytical

A USDA investigation into cattle market price fixing tied to the Holcomb Kansas plant fire and the pandemic was released…

ASA Board DIrector Encouraged By Court Decision Upholding Enlist Duo Usage

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the registration of Enlist Duo Herbicide. That product is an important one…

CARES Act Funds Used in SD Primary Election

The Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota legislature began hearings this week into how the federal CARES Act funding was spent.

No Agreement Yet on Next Stimulus Package

Senate republicans are looking for an agreement on the next stimulus package.

SD State – Tribal Relations Committee Members Unhappy with Non Response from the Noem Admistration

Members of the State – Tribal Relations Committee are unhappy that they have not had a response to a letter they sent to Governor Kristi Noem.

Sioux Falls Man Arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol and Custer County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a driver who fled from a traffic stop on foot.

Nebraska Ag Groups Pleased With Unicameral’s Passage Of Broadband Bill

This week the Nebraska Unicameral unanimously passed legislation to improve broadband access in the state. Agriculture groups in the state…

SD Board of Regents Set Campus Face Mask Policy

The South Dakota Board of Regents approved a policy that would require face masks be worn in most public areas on the six state university campuses.

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