Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is following South Dakota’s Governor Larry Rhoden and several other states in sacrificing road integrity with temporary weight-limit increases for farm…
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I mentioned yesterday that Governor Larry Rhoden’s order lifting weight limits for farm trucks by 10% will only damage South Dakota’s roads. Orland farmer Charlie…
The farmers duped by Trump’s promise to Make America White Again may take a double whammy on diesel prices. They get hit up front when…
Even though the South Dakota Department of Transportation insists that agriculture, tourism, health care, and the whole darned economy will collapse if we make too…
The South Dakota Department of Transportation is holding four public meetings in the coming couple weeks to take input on its Tentative 2024–2027 Statewide Transportation…
Construction costs are up all over, but at least the Rochford Road rebuild drew some competition to temper inflation: It will cost about $6 million…
It’s kind of tough to represent rural interests in government if rural interests don’t show up to the meetings. The Lake County Commission held a…
Yesterday I said it took three tries to kill state funding for Governor Kristi Noem’s Rapid City shooting range. I spoke too soon: gun advocates…
Hey, Jon, Kristi: how about spending “the Biden bucks” on fixing South Dakota’s roads? Todd Epp notices a Consumer Affairs survey of drivers and review…
Discussing the potential impact of President Biden’s infrastructure plans on farm country, North Dakota’s transportation chief expresses the honest pragmatism that keeps the prairie alive…