Articles by Dirk Lammers

Company to Pay $10.3M for Cleanup of South Dakota Mine

A Colorado mining company will pay $10.3 million to the state of South Dakota and the federal government to cover part of environmental cleanup costs at an abandoned gold and silver mine in the northern Black Hills, a federal agency …

Bill Would Clarify South Dakota’s Workers’ Comp Law

A bill introduced in the South Dakota House would clarify state law on when part-time employees injured on the job should also receive workers’ compensation benefits for their other part-time positions. The proposed legislation stems from a 2015 state Supreme …

Bill Would Clarify South Dakota’s Workers’ Comp Law

A bill introduced in the South Dakota House would clarify state law on when part-time employees injured on the job should also receive workers’ compensation benefits for their other part-time positions. The proposed legislation stems from a 2015 state Supreme …

South Dakota Ranchers Reeling From Cattle Losses

Western South Dakota ranchers are reeling from the loss of tens of thousands of cattle in the recent early blizzard, and many will be disposing of carcasses in pits that were set to open Oct. 14. Rancher Heath Ferguson said …

Midwest Farmers Say Federal Risk Management Program Too Complex

Farmers from across the Midwest told a U.S. House committee that a crop risk management program introduced in the 2008 farm bill is a good tool but it’s way too complex. The Average Crop Revenue Election program provides revenue support …