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IFU President Says Tax Cuts Both Positive And Negative For Agriculture

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed several bills involving tax cuts. Included in that personal income tax, change of property…

SD Congressman Dusty Johnson Addresses VFW Convention

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson addressed delegates to the state VFW Convention Friday in Yankton.

Senate Ag Committee To Hold Hearing On Cattle Market Manipulation

The Senate Ag Committee will be holding a hearing on Thursday to look at the issue of cattle market manipulation…

First Responder Mental Health

An interim South Dakota legislative committee monitoring mental health resources for first responders will meet later this summer.

Foster Families Focus of State Program

The South Dakota Department of Social Services wants to find more foster families over the next few years.

Health Care Recovering from the Pandemic

The over year long Covid-19 pandemic has had many impacts including to health care.

Argentina Opening Up Beef Exports Means More Competition For Chinese Market

Argentina appears ready to reaching an agreement to reopen beef exports. The country’s government had suspended those in an attempt…

UFCW Ratifies Contract With Smithfield Foods Pork Processing Plant In Sioux Falls

The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Sioux Falls Chapter has ratified their negotiated contract with Smithfield Food Pork Processing…

Administration’s New Broadband Map Shows Better Access Needed In Nebraska

The Biden Administration has released a new Broadband coverage map that shows four states leading the way in lacking in…

Legislators Wrap Up East River Tour

The Joint Committee on Appropriations spent several hours on the USD campus in Vermillion last week, talking about and questioning diversity efforts.

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