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BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota’s Legislature soon will see turnover, as more lawmakers announce they won’t seek re-election. Various reasons are cited, but some mention the heated rhetoric in policy debates. That’s prompting concern from a nonpartisan political group. Sens. Nicole Poolman, R-Bismarck, and Erin Oban, D-Bismarck, separately announced last month they won’t try to reclaim […]
PIERRE, SD – South Dakota’s labor secretary told lawmakers Thursday that officials had decided to give Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter another chance to qualify for her state real estate appraiser license even before a meeting in the governor’s mansion that has spurred conflict of interest questions. The Associated Press reported last month that on July 27, just […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After announcing $700 million in COVID-19 aid to biofuel plants in states like South Dakota, no funds have been released. It’s prompted eight Republican senators on Monday to write Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking about why the millions in announced aid to biofuel plants has not been sent out. The senators included […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack updated lawmakers Thursday, Oct. 7 on the department’s plans to expand meat processing capacity while the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee indicated he expects to extend the current Livestock Mandatory (Price) Reporting Act for another full year. In a long, wide-ranging hearing Thursday on livestock markets, Vilsack […]