Farm bill failure

Farm bill progress stalled Thursday as the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee failed to move its version of the legislation forward due to a conflict over when states will shoulder a share of federal nutrition assistance costs.  While the bill included bipartisan language from more than 100 bills, Democrats were unwilling to budge on their demand […]

Five utility planning reports landed at the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on July 1. At first glance, they looked like ideal reading for anyone struggling with insomnia. Load forecasts. Transmission studies. Generation plans. Enough utility jargon to make the owner’s manual for a new grain dryer seem almost exciting. Stay awake long enough to […]

WASHINGTON — Republicans on a U.S. Senate panel voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer any questions at a hearing last week about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines to approve a resolution referring to […]