Nebraska Drops Lethal Drug Search

Governor Pete Ricketts has suspended any work in his administration to obtain lethal injection drugs or to carry out any executions until the voters decide capital punishment in Nebraska.

Nebraska Property Tax Payers Getting Credit Notices

Property tax payers in Nebraska will soon get notices about how much of a tax break they received this year.

SD Schools Will See a Small Increase in State Aid

In his budget address to the legislature, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard proposed an increase of state aid to education of under one percent.

GAO Finds EPA Broke Law Promoting WOTUS

A legal opinion by the U.S. Government Accountability Office finds that the Environmental Protection Agency broke the law with its…

MN Has Lifted All Bird Flu Quarantines

Minnesota has lifted the last remaining quarantines on poultry farms that were infected with avian influenza. Ninety percent of the…

Iowa Corn Board Patenting Greener Plastic Process

The Iowa Corn Promotion Board is seeking a patent for a bio-based production method using corn in the industrial manufacturing…

Transparency Key to Consumer Trust of Food System

If farmers want to build trust and confidence with consumers in today’s food system from farm to table they need…

TPP Suffers Setback….

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal has suffered a huge setback as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Congress should not take…

SD Senator Mike Rounds; Not Supporting Budget Deal Yet

Congressional leaders announced agreement on a year-end spending and tax deal that would prevent a government shutdown and extend a series of tax breaks that benefit businesses and individuals.

SDSU Women Score Upset

The South Dakota State University women’s basketball team used a 20-4 run in the first quarter and recorded an 88-79 victory over No. 16 DePaul Tuesday night in nonconference action at Frost Arena.