SD Legislators Find Some Bi-Partisan Issues

As South Dakota legislators get ready to start the third week of this year’s session, there are some measures with bi-partisan support.

Mountain Snow Pack Not a Threat for Missouri River Flooding……Yet…

hile some areas of the northern plains have not seen much snow, there are some areas that have had significant snow pile up.

District 18 Senator Craig Kennedy Supports Rolling Back Food Sales Tax

South Dakota legislative democrats will again propose cutting the sales tax on food, and making it up somewhere else in the budget.

SD Legislators Concerned About Fading Federal Funds

Members of South Dakota legislative committees have been going over agency budgets, and finding that federal funding for many programs is being reduced.

SD Representative Mathew Wollmann Resigns Ahead of a Legislative Investigation

Representative Mathew Wollmann of Madison has decided to resign from his position.

South Dakota Congressional Delegation Supports Ag Secretary Pick

Members of South Dakota’s Congressional delegation are supporting former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture. Representative Kristi Noem…

South Dakota Corn Sets Policy at Annual Meeting

South Dakota Corn Growers Association delegates made minor changes to their state and national policy for 2017 at their annual…

Farm Groups Want New Administration to Reconsider TPP

Agriculture and business groups including the American Farm Bureau want the new administration to reconsider the Trans Pacific Partnership. They…

South Dakota Stock Growers Tracking Several Ag Bills During Session

South Dakota Stock Growers Association members are busy tracking several agricultural bills this session. Stock Growers Executive Director Silvia Christen…

Minnesota Legislature Deals with Health Insurance

Late last week the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a $300 million health insurance premium rebate measure. Minnesota Farm Bureau…