Rubio Returns To Action

Ricky Rubio was active again last night for the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing nearly three months because of an ankle injury.

Augie Star Honored Again

Augustana’s Shaunteva Ashley was once again named Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division Player of the Week by the league in a release on Monday.

Iowa Schools Growing

Iowa’s public schools continue to increase enrollment numbers.

Ernst to Oversee Rural Development & Energy Subcommittee

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst will chair a subcommittee dealing with renewable energy and broadband expansion.

Nebraska State Senator Proposes Property Tax Reform Bill

State Senator Lydia Brasch of Bancroft sponsored a bill that would reduce the assessed value at which agricultural land is taxed.

Business Index Rises

The Mid America Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and 100, rose to 54.8 from December’s 54.4.  The regional…

Republicans May Offer Alternative Budget

President Obama is sending Congress a $4 trillion budget that seeks to raise taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations and use the extra income to lift the fortunes of families who have felt squeezed during tough economic times.

District 17 Legislators Hold Coffee

Legislative members from District 17 agree that education is not the top priority for South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard this year.

Education Funding A Major Issue

All three members of the District 18 legislative delegation agree education funding, as usual, will be a major issue for the 2015 session, but what to do is the question.

South Dakota Democrats To Push Medicaid Expansion

Democrats in the South Dakota legislature are pushing Medicaid expansion back on the legislative agenda.