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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Chris Nelson is making the circuit of Lincoln Day dinners as he plans to run for reelection next year

NFU Launches Fairness For Farmers Campaign At Virtual Fly In

At their virtual Fly In on Wednesday, the National Farmers Union launched their Fairness for Farmers Campaign to battle against…

Running for the SD House

Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton will run for another term in the South Dakota House

Farm Bureau To Be Represented At UN Food Systems Summit This Week

Participants at this week’s UN Food Systems Summit are expected to see agriculture’s positive contributions to addressing climate change. South…

Cattle President Pleased USTR Met With United Kingdom’s Top Trade Official

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai met this week with the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Marie…

Growth Energy Urges President To Stay Committed To Biofuels

Growth Energy members held a virtual fly in this week and following that called on President Joe Biden to stand…

Bankers Alert to IRS Reporting Plan

A part of the “American Families Plan” proposed by the Biden Administration would include a provision that all bank transactions of six hundred dollars or more be reported to the IRS.

HSC Review Extends to Local and Regional Treatment Programs

The South Dakota Department of Social Services is doing a review of the services and staffing of the Human Services Center in Yankton.

SD Senators Signing on to Impeachment Petition

A petition is circulating among South Dakota legislators asking them to sign on to a special session to consider possible impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg.

Names Released in Jones County Fatal Crash

A 26-year-old woman has been identified as the person who died last Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash west of Murdo.

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