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Nominations are now being taken for this year’s Iowa Character Awards

Nominations are now being taken for this year’s Iowa Character Awards

USS South Dakota Commissioned

Three of South Dakota’s top elected officials represented the state at Saturday’s commissioning of the USS South Dakota at Groton Connecticut.

South Dakota Lawmakers to Consider Native Language Bill

South Dakota legislators took a four-day weekend, before returning this week to Day 17 of the forty day session

South Dakota Legislators Hoping for an Electric Compromise

A bill that would prohibit municipal utilities from providing electric service to areas that are annexed into a city is on hold in the South Dakota legislature.

New Study Finds Few Health Impacts from Wind Power

Iowa-based researchers have concluded there’s little scientific evidence that sound from wind turbines poses a public health risk

Civics Test Could Soon Be Requirement for Nebraska Students

Civics Test Could Soon Be Requirement for Nebraska Students

Chickadee Check-off Donors Drop

Chickadee Check-off Donors Drop

University of Minnesota Study Sheds Light on Legal Marijuana States

University of Minnesota Study Sheds Light on Legal Marijuana States

Republicans May be “on board” with Tax Cuts

Republicans May be “on board” with Tax Cuts

North Dakota Farmers Union Monitoring Bills On Farm Exemptions

North Dakota Farmers Union member are monitoring measures working their way through the state legislature. NDFU President Mark Watne says…

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