Iowa Budget Issues will Hang Over into the 2018 Session

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds took steps to fill a budget gap with thirteen million dollars from the state rainy day fund. That should hold until the legislature meets again next year.

SD Commerce & Energy Committee to get Informational Update

A meeting of the Joint Commerce & Energy Committee of the South Dakota Legislature will be held this week at several locations.

NCBA President Urging Administration To Move Ahead With Trade

Recent comments by the Trump administration pointed a finger at China for being a threat to trade. National Cattlemen’s Beef…

South Dakota Dairy Executive Watching NAFTA Talks For Dairy Resolution

The third round of the North American Free Trade Agreement modernization talks are underway in Ottawa,Canada this week. However the…

New Stock Growers President Focusing On COOL And Property Taxes

Sturgis area rancher Gary Deering is the new President of the South Dakota StockGrowers Association. He was elected over the…

NAWG President Pleased WTO Investigating China On Trade Complaint

The World Trade Organization is moving forward with an investigation of China over possible trade violations regarding tariff rate quotas…

National Pork Board Leaders Hold Successful Trade Trip To China And Japan

National Pork Board leaders just returned from a 12-day trade mission to Japan and China. Those two countries represent the…

Rising Prison Population in SD Tied to Drug Use

Despite criminal law reforms passed in the last few years, the number of prisoners held in South Dakota continues to rise, with just under thirty-nine hundred in state facilities last month.

Yankton City Commissioner Points to Chamber for Loss of Fireball Run

City Commissioner Tony Maibaum blames the Chamber of Commerce for the loss of the Fireball Run.

MVFC Dominates Top Ten

Five Missouri Valley Football Conference teams rank in the top ten of the FCS Coaches Poll for the first time this season and third time in league history.