South Dakota Farmers Union touts win in meatpacking company settlement
The South Dakota Farmers Union is saying it helped secure a win for U.S. Cattle Producers in a settlement with one of the nation’s largest meat-packing companies. JBS must pay over $83 million to settle allegations it conspired with other companies to inflate beef prices. One...
Proposed Utah bill sparks concerns over Parley’s Canyon mining threat
SALT LAKE CITY — A newly proposed state bill, H.B. 355, has raised concern among environmental advocates, who warn that it could pave the way for mining in Parley’s Canyon,
House now says no to US constitutional convention
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota House of Representatives has turned down the latest attempt to ask Congress to call a national convention to consider amendments to the United States Constitution. The vote was 29-38 Tuesday on Senate Joint Resolution 502. It called for...
Controversial bill requiring mailed ballots to be returned in person with ID advances
A controversial proposal that would fundamentally change the way Utahns vote by mail cleared its first legislative hurdle on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Senate panel endorses easing of SD’s one-of-a-kind drug ingestion laws
Drug ingestion would no longer be a felony crime on the first or second offense under the terms of a bill endorsed by a Senate panel on Tuesday in Pierre. South Dakota is the only state in the nation where a failed drug test alone can draw prison time if the drug in question is...
You’re Gonna Faint…Utah’s MOST EXPENSIVE Restaurant
10. RIME - $31-50 bucks | Deer Valley. This place is in the St. Regis in Deer Valley. The famous chef passed away in 2022. He was friends with Gregg Popovich. I'd kill for that food right now. 6. Ruth's Chris Steak $40-90 | SLC. I've never been to a...
Publishers, Authors Guild, and More File Lawsuit Against Idaho’s Discriminatory Book Banning Bill
Following on the heels of a lawsuit helmed by several publishers against the state of Florida for their book banning laws, today, Penguin Random House, alongside Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks have filed a...
Attorney General’s SB 61 looks to hold government agencies accountable
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley’s Government Accountability bill was unanimously approved by the Senate State Affairs Committee Monday. Also known as Senate Bill 61, the bill is designed to hold government agencies more accountable for how...
Jail crowding bill advances after controversial provision banning public masking was removed
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would have criminalized wearing a mask in public to conceal one's identity advanced through a legislative committee Monday, after the mask provision and similar controversial proposals were removed. Utah House Majority Whip Karianne Lisonbee,...
Pennington County joins others to oppose electronic cattle tags
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Pennington County Board of Commissioners has voted to oppose a USDA electronic cattle tag requirement. The County is now one of more than 11 in the state to come out against the rule. Commissioners voted after testimony by ranchers and the South...