SD Legislators Get Updated Revenue Estimates

The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature got updated revenue numbers Monday which will drive the final budget negotiations to the end of the session.

McCook Central in Salem Opens New School Building

Students and staff have been busy, moving into the newly rebuilt McCook Central school building in Salem.

South Dakota Farm Bureau Monitoring Buffer Bill and ADRDL Funding

Farm Bureau leaders continue to monitor the movement of key agricultural measures in the South Dakota legislature. Farm Bureau Lobbyist…

Nebraska Farmers Union Opposes Governor’s Tax Plan

Last week the Nebraska Legislature’s Revenue Committee took testimony on LB 337, The Governor’s plan to reduce income taxes. Nebraska…

Economic Concerns Lingering In Farm Country

A recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City showed a moderate decline in cash rents and farmland…

U.S. Beef and Pork Exports Finish 2016 Strong

United States beef and pork exports finished 2016 strong. U.S. Meat Export Federation CEO Phil Seng says compared to 2015…

Chancellor Ethanol Plant Hits Milestone

The POET biorefining facility at Chancellor, South Dakota has reached a production milestone of one billion gallons of ethanol. Matt…

SD Legislators Struggling with Nursing Home Bills

Two summer study committees last year dealt with nursing homes, and finding money to pay those providers.
So far, bills related to those committees have had mixed results.

Nebraska Small Schools Watching the Legislature Closely

The Nebraska legislature is dealing with filling a potential nine hundred million dollar gap in the next two year budget.

SD GOP Elects Dan Lederman as Chairman

Former State Senator Dan Lederman (leader-man) of Dakota Dunes has been elected Chairman of the South Dakota Republican Party.