Minnesota Farm Bureau Pleased With Some Session Wins

Minnesota legislators are winding down their 2015 session and so far the State Farm Bureau is claiming a pair of major victories.

Repeal of Estate Tax A Good Step for Tax Reform for Cattlemen

Last week’s passage in the House of the repeal of the Estate Tax is a good first step toward real overall tax reform.

Trade Promotion Authority Opposed by South Dakota Farmers Union

Legislation introduced last week in the Senate to give the President Trade Promotion Authority is facing opposition from a South Dakota farm group.

Reauthorization of Commodity Futures Trading Commission Continues

The House Agriculture Committee has just completed a series of four meetings regarding reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Rules Under Review

The Rules Review Committee of the South Dakota legislature worked through a long agenda at their meeting yesterday (Monday) in Pierre.

Transportation Bill Deadline Looms

More discussions on a long term transportation funding bill may be held this week in Congress.

Blue Ribbon Committee To Begin Work

The “Blue Ribbon Task Force on Teachers and Students” was formed by South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard to deliver a data based report on the state of education to the 2016 legislature.

Royals Roll Past Twins

Edinson Volquez dodged trouble for seven innings, and the Kansas City Royals scored a pair of runs on wild pitches before pounding the Minnesota Twins, 7-1 on Monday night.

Seekamp Will Return

University of South Dakota women’s basketball player Nicole Seekamp (Renmark, South Australia) has been granted a fourth year of eligibility by the NCAA.

Wild Blanks Blues

Devan Dubnyk made 17 saves and Jason Pominville and Zach Parise scored second-period goals and the Minnesota Wild earned a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 3 of their Western Conference series on Monday.