Governor Defends Economic Development Funds
Feb 3 2012 9:45AM
Posted 19 hrs 1 min ago
The state landed a major economic development with the announcement this week that Bel Brands would open a cheese processing facility in Brookings.
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Chapel Takes SDSU Position
Feb 3 2012 9:39AM
Posted 19 hrs 7 mins ago
Dwaine Chapel will become the new C.E.O. and executive director of the Innovation Campus at South Dakota State University.
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States Leave River Group
Feb 3 2012 9:27AM
Posted 19 hrs 19 mins ago
The States of Iowa and Nebraska have left MORAST, or the Missouri River Association of States and Tribes.
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Bed Bugs At NU Dorm
Feb 3 2012 9:22AM
Posted 19 hrs 24 mins ago
Bed bugs have become a problem at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln...a problem that seemingly won't go away.
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Regional Economy To Grow
Feb 2 2012 10:03AM
Posted 1 day 18 hrs 43 mins ago
It appears the Mid American economy is on track for some rapid growth this year.
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Norovirus Reports Increase
Feb 2 2012 9:55AM
Posted 1 day 18 hrs 51 mins ago
While there have been only scattered cases of influenza reported across the region, people are still getting sick.
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Comment Deadline Approaches
Feb 2 2012 9:49AM
Posted 1 day 18 hrs 57 mins ago
The deadline for public comments on new student achievement guidelines in South Dakota is Friday.
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Thune Seeks To Ban Bonuses
Feb 2 2012 9:44AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 2 mins ago
South Dakota Senator John Thune says he is introducing a bill to end bonuses for top executives at a national mortgage company.
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Tax Debate Rages In IA
Feb 2 2012 9:39AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 7 mins ago
A key senator has publicly issued a new challenge as Iowa legislators struggle to resolve their dispute over how to cut commercial property taxes.
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IA GOP Chair Resigns
Feb 2 2012 9:29AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 17 mins ago
Matt Strawn, chair of the Republican Party of Iowa, announced Tuesday he'll leave that post on February 10.
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Debate Over Hunting Amendment
Feb 2 2012 9:23AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 23 mins ago
A state senator challenged supporters of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to unmask their true agenda.
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NE Won't Form Health Insurance Exchange
Feb 2 2012 9:15AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 31 mins ago
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has been criticized for waiting to create a state health insurance exchange...but says it doesn't make sense to move forward now.
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Flooding Update Topic Of Meeting
Feb 1 2012 10:04AM
Posted 2 days 18 hrs 42 mins ago
A review and update on the flooding in western Iowa will be on the agenda of the State Interagency Missouri River Authority meeting Friday in Des Moines.
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Child Welfare Bills On Agenda
Feb 1 2012 9:58AM
Posted 2 days 18 hrs 48 mins ago
Nebraska lawmakers are dealing with a group of bills that would revamp, once again, child welfare services.
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Mild January Not A Record
Feb 1 2012 9:53AM
Posted 2 days 18 hrs 53 mins ago
While it was a mild month, it doesn’t look like January this year will set any records.
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Legislators Question Savings
Feb 1 2012 9:47AM
Posted 2 days 18 hrs 59 mins ago
Iowa Legislators -- both Democrats and Republicans -- are raising questions about the 50-million dollars in "savings" the Iowa D-O-T's director says he can wring out of the agency's budget this year.
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Tuition Discount Approved
Feb 1 2012 9:40AM
Posted 2 days 19 hrs 6 mins ago
The Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees voted this month to approve a new program that allows a Wayne State College tuition discount program for the College Center in South Sioux City, Nebraska.
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Doctors Complain About Budget Cuts
Feb 1 2012 9:28AM
Posted 2 days 19 hrs 18 mins ago
A coalition of Nebraska physicians are complaining that state budget cuts have hurt access to health care.
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Economist Says Nebraska Will Grow
Feb 1 2012 9:22AM
Posted 2 days 19 hrs 24 mins ago
An economist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln predicts solid growth for the state the next two years.
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Health Group Seeks Expansion
Jan 31 2012 9:58AM
Posted 3 days 18 hrs 48 mins ago
The South Dakota Public Health Association is looking to expand their membership.
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