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Nebraska lawmakers advanced a new, $9.7 billion state budget that includes more money for property tax credits and college scholarships while setting…

021720 304A proposal to legalize syringe exchange programs in Iowa has bipartisan support, but it’s unlikely to pass for the third year in a row as it…

021120 NoonSioux City School Board Member Dan Greenwell at yesterday’s board meeting talked about a possible $850,000 that could be cut from the 2020-21…

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has approved a new $9.3 billion, two-year state budget.The budget calls for a $51 million annual boost to the state's property…

Reps. Jim Carlin and Tim Kacena and Sen. David Johnson join us for a roundtable roundup of the 2017 Iowa state legislative session.

The executive order barring immigrants from seven countries has directly impacted people in our community. On this edition of The Exchange, we talk with…

Impending budget cuts in the tri-state area threaten to deplete resources that our justice system is already short on. We talk with Iowa District Court…