Minnesota, Wisconsin among states with new tax credits for families
Already one of six states that builds off the federal Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, Wisconsin is now expanding the reach of its state-level credit as the result of
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Iowa, South Dakota legislators establish new minimum salaries for teachers
New laws in Iowa and South Dakota are setting a new floor for what teachers in those two states must be paid. With the enactment of SB 127, South Dakota
Future of carbon-capture pipelines runs through region’s legislatures
The idea seems simple: draw off the carbon dioxide (CO2) created during ethanol’s fermentation process at myriad Midwestern production plants before it enters the atmosphere and send it via pipelines