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Bill banning lab-grown protein dies in SD Senate

Friday, February 21

A bill that would have banned the sale of lab-grown protein for 10 years in South Dakota has failed in the Senate. A second vote was considered after a tie vote on Wednesday, but lawmakers decided not to consider the measure again. In a... Read More.

South Dakota Senate considers lab-grown protein ban

Tuesday, February 18

South Dakota’s Senate Ag Committee has advanced a bill that would make it illegal to manufacture, sell or distribute lab-grown protein in the state for 10 years. The South Dakota Stockgrowers Association is supportive of House Bill 1109. Lobbyist Jeremiah Murphy says there are... Read More.

U.S. Senate confirms secretaries at USDA, Health and Human Services

Thursday, February 13

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Brooke Rollins as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Department of Health and Human Services. Agriculture organizations say there’s a lot of work ahead at USDA now that Rollins has... Read More.

Senate drops portions of Governor Braun’s property tax relief bill

Wednesday, February 12

Some farmers are concerned how a proposed amendment to Governor Mike Braun’s property tax relief bill could impact their operations. State representative Kendell Culp says it would provide property tax relief over a three-year period. “We currently are at an 8% capitalization rate,” he says.... Read More.

Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act introduced in U.S. Senate

Tuesday, February 11

A bill to ensure farm families have access to higher education has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. Iowa Republican’s Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley introduced the bipartisan Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act, which Grassley says would codify what the Education Department... Read More.

Tariff risks to agriculture aired during Senate hearing

Wednesday, February 5

Top farm group officials say the threat of potential tariffs is already impacting the ag industry. National Farmers Union President Rob Larew says, “We’re hearing out there about suppliers of fertilizer and other goods who are already adding costs onto goods that we’re buying.”... Read More.

Legislation to protect AM radio re-introduced in Senate

Tuesday, February 4

The new legislative session brings a renewed effort to keep AM radios in cars and trucks. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin tells Brownfield the bipartisan AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act would keep AM radio accessible in all new passenger vehicles, including electric vehicles at... Read More.

Senate committee forwards Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary

Tuesday, February 4

The Senate Committee on Finance has advanced the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on a party-line vote. During the vote, Republican Thom Tillis of North Carolina said he could not find organized opposition... Read More.

Bipartisan Early Childhood Proposal Introduced in Kansas House and Senate

Friday, January 31

~Compromise Bill Streamlines Child Care Licensure and Regulatory Structures, Consolidates Existing Early Childhood Programs~ TOPEKA, Kan. — Governor Laura Kelly and a bipartisan group of Kansas legislators announced Friday that an early childhood compromise bill was introduced into both chambers of the Kansas Legislature. This bill streamlines... Read More.

Cosmosphere Mentioned Prominently in Senate Resolution

Thursday, May 2

By the Cosmosphere HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A recent resolution in the U.S. Senate supporting May 3, 2024, as National Space Day mentioned the Cosmosphere prominently. The resolution, passed on April 30, 2024, by Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), in addition to affirming... Read More.

Local Microbreweries Seek Senate Action for SB511 to Permit Direct Sales to Consumers

Thursday, February 22

By Brenna Eller HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Although they may be competitors, microbrewery owners across Kansas, and especially in local communities are coming together in support of Senate Bill No. 511, which has been brought to the Kansas Senate after microbrewers have noticed a similarity... Read More.

KHP, KDOT Laud Senate Bill Altering ‘Move-Over’ Law to Cover all Vehicles Along Kansas Roads

Monday, February 19

Existing state law limited to police, fire, EMS, tow and maintenance vehicles By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Highway Patrol Capt. Candice Breshears can speak from experience about the danger of parking a cruiser on the side of a road perilously close... Read More.