Debating State Aid to Education in Nebraska

Nebraska state Senators will have several bills on school funding and state aid to education to debate this session. Senator…

Updating Yankton County Property Taxes

Property tax assessments will be in the mail early next month. The Yankton County Commission got an update on valuations…

SD Tax Cut Stopped in House Committee

The South Dakota House Appropriations Committee killed, at least for now, Governor Kristi Noem’s food tax cut bill. The panel…

SD Senate Kills Foreign Land Ownership Bill

The South Dakota Senate debated a bill yesterday (Tuesday) that would set up a “Committee on Foreign Investment in the…

Absentee Voting Bill Stalls in the SD House

A bill that would change and restrict absentee voting in South Dakota was up for debate in the state House…

SD D.O.T. Closing Interstates

The combination of accumulating snow and strong winds is causing snow and ice covered roads along with blizzard-like conditions. Conditions…

Coping with Alzheimer’s Disease

Ongoing research is finding some new drugs that can slow the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia…

Diversity Key to SD Workforce Development

A primary issue for South Dakota legislators over the past few years has been workforce development. Senate Minority leader Reynold…

SD House Appropriations Committee Kills Food Tax Cut Bill

A bill that would have cut the sales tax on groceries hit the wall in the South Dakota House Appropriations…

SD Tax Cut Debate Begins

Several tax cut bills will have their first hearing today in front of the South Dakota House Appropriations committee. Two…