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In the last few weeks, State Representative Kevin Jensen filed a fairly new political action committee called "Keep South Dakota Red," with the mission of "Assist candidates supporting the Republican party platform."  That's all well and good, despite the platform being a fluid document that can change at any time. And today their filing was…

District 16 encompasses portions of Lincoln, Turner and Union Counties. Heres a look at some of the Republican primary candidates for state Legislature.

CANTON, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Republican State Representative Richard Vasgaard from Centerville got thrown into a new district--District 16 in extreme so...

The primary election will feature incumbents who are running in new redistricted legislative districts. Heres a look at the House, Senate races.

After the first 15 Districts, I had to take a break... mainly because I was hitting my work hours, and needed to actually do something.  But, now that I'm past the appointed hours of my toils, and I'm the most boring person in the world on Friday night, time to get back to the list,…

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North Dakota and South Dakota legislatures make ag funding a priority With more money for research facilities, roads, and better internet service, lawmakers in North Dakota and South Dakota have put significant funding into projects that benefit agriculture during their 2021 sessions. The South Dakota Legislature adjourned in March. The North Dakota Legislature was still in session last week. Both states were poised to make large investments in infrastructure, ag programs and capital projects r...

AgweekTV for May 1-2, 2021. 5:30 am, May 1, 2021 Coming up on AgweekTV, we will discuss grain prices hitting a multi-year high as planters finally get rolling in the western corn belt. We will take a look at the Transportation Secretary touting about the rural benefits of the administrations infrastructure package. Lastly, we see how one-time COVID relief funds many major ag projects in the region. COMING UP ON AGWEEK TV... GRAIN PRICES HIT MULTI-YEAR HIGHS AS PLANTERS FINALLY GET ROLL...

Roling emailed her state legislators. In Rolings case, the state responded. The temporary bridge has been fixed, and she says the bridge has leapfrogged toward the front of South Dakota DOTs list of replacements. But thats just the story of one bridge. And she fears South Dakotans in every county could tell a similar bridge story. The nations infrastructure has dominated the news since last week when President Joe Biden traveled to Pittsburgh to unveil his $2.3 trillion plan, including $620 bi...

Photo: WNAX Turnover every two years brings new members to the South Dakota legislature. One of those new to the process this year was District 17 Representative Richard Vasgaard of Centerville. He says the session sped up in the final few weeks… Vasgaard says he was able to make progress on some rural issues.. Vasgaard says the amount of dollars they worked with was surprising… Vasgaard is a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Commerce and Energy Committees. ...