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SD Legislature Considering Workforce Issues

South Dakota lawmakers are taking a long weekend off before they return to Pierre on Monday for the only five…

Pushing to Keep Their Four Lane

Residents in Wagner continue to lobby the state Transportation Commission to maintain Highway 46 as a four lane through the…

Today we talk about Carbons

While attending the Sioux Falls Farm Show, we found a hot topic is Carbons. We talk to Anthony Bly with…

Machinery Values hold Strong

Machinery values were strong this fall and they appear they will continue to be that way for a while. We…

It’s day #3 of the Sioux Falls Farm Show

It’s day #3 of the Sioux Falls Farm Show. The last two days have been busy.

Solar Power is a hot topic

While attending the Sioux Falls Farm Show, we found out that Solar Power is a hot topic, we talk about…

Iowa School Choice Vote and the “Will of the People”

Iowa legislators approved school choice legislation earlier this week and Governor Kim Reynolds quickly signed the bill. It would initially…

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen Delivers First “State of the State” Speech

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen delivered his first “State of the State” speech to the Unicameral Wednesday. He told Senators that…

Higher Education Dealing with Artificial Intelligence

Online software, like CHAT-GPT, that uses artificial intelligence to write reports is presenting a challenge to higher education. University of…

SDSU Reports to the Joint Committee on Appropriations

The Joint Committee on Appropriations heard from all of the university presidents this week as they worked through the budget…

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