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Iowa D.O.T. Floats I – 80 Toll Road Idea

Making Interstate-80 a toll road was listed by Iowa D-O-T officials as an option for financing expansion of the route.

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Pushing Tax Cut Solution

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts is gathering outside support for his revised tax cut proposal in the hope it pressures the Unicameral to pass it.

Omnibus Contains Provisions Important to Dairy Industry

The $1.3 trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill signed by the President has provisions important to the dairy industry. Chris Galen with…

Minnesota Farmers Union Meets with DOT Officials on Ditch Mowing

Minnesota Farmers Union members met with State Department of Transportation Officials last week to talk about a compromise regarding the…

SD Senate Minority Leader Billie Sutton; 2018 Session Better Than Expected

South Dakota legislators upheld all three of the vetoes issued by Governor Dennis Daugaard Monday. They then adjourned the 2018 session.

SD House Speaker Mark Mickelson; 2018 Session Productive

The 2018 session of the South Dakota legislature officially adjourned Monday after sustaining all three of the bills vetoed by…

Nebraska Farm Bureau Still Working on Property Tax

With the Unicameral winding down the Nebraska Farm Bureau is still working hard to get a property tax cut measure…

Roberts Says Senate Ag Committee Drafting Farm Bill

Work on the new farm bill has been held up in the House due to differences with the SNAP program.…

SD Board of Regents Meeting; Talking Tuition

The South Dakota Board of Regents will be meeting this week at Black Hills State University in Spearfish

Government Spending Out of Control

Government spending could be contributing to inflation worries.

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