Cuban Trade Restrictions Are Loosening

New rules take effect today that will allow U.S. banks to provide direct financing for exports to Cuba. Unfortunately, agricultural…

SD Legislators Look at Teacher Pay Options

South Dakota legislators have been talking about options for increasing teacher pay. While Governor Dennis Daugaard proposed a half cent sales tax increase to pay for them, no bill has yet been introduced.

Earlier Numbers for SD Lawmakers

The plan this year is for South Dakota legislators to have an idea of revenue and spending at least two weeks before the end of the session.

Minnesota Money for a SD Based Water Project

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has included sixteen million dollars for construction of the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System in his bonding proposal he has given to the legislature.

Iowa House Pushes Two Percent for Schools

Iowa House Republicans have voted to increase the general level of state taxpayer support for Iowa’s public schools by two percent, starting July 1st.

SD Legislators Need to Keep an Eye on Property Taxes

While much attention in the South Dakota Legislature is focused on teacher pay and sales taxes, at least one lawmaker says they also have to look at rising property taxes.

Augie Tops National Ratings

For the first time in program history during the regular season, Augustana University men’s basketball is ranked No. 1 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.

GPAC Names Weekly Best

Basketball players from Mount Marty and Briar Cliff share the spotlight this week in the Great Plains Athletic Conference weekly awards.

Jacks, Coyotes Earn Summit Awards

South Dakota State’s Parker Brown was named Summit League Men’s Diver of the Week while South Dakota’s Greysen Hertting earned Women’s Diver of the Week for the week of Jan. 18-24.

Wild Hire Specialists

The Minnesota Wild have hired for their hockey operations department a pair of analytics specialists who co-founded an advanced statistics website.