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Nebraska School Aid Formula Unchanged

Despite a lot of talk about taxes and school funding, the Nebraska legislature this year didn’t make any major changes to how schools are financed.

Competitive House Race in District 19

The District 19 House race has five republican candidates competing for the two slots that will move from the primary to the general election ballot in November.

Down Year for Missouri River Hydropower

Due to low runoff into the Missouri River basin, the Corps of Engineers is predicting that power production from the six main stem dams will be about seventy seven percent of normal this year.

Congress Leaning in on Baby Formula Shortage

Baby formula supplies are running low in many parts of the country and Congress is now involved.

SD State Agencies Moving on Storm Recovery

State agencies providing storm recovery services

Interest Rates Rise to Slow Inflation

The Federal Reserve Board raised the prime interest rate last week by a half point in an attempt to slow down inflation.

US House Approves Billions More for Ukraine

The US House this week approved another forty billion dollars to aid Ukraine in their war with Russia.

SD Legislators to Study Juvenile Justice

South Dakota legislators didn’t make any progress this year in reforming juvenile justice systems. That now will be a summer study topic.

Yankton Firefighters Deal with Silo Challenge

Yankton firefighters have been dealing with an interesting challenge for several days.

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