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We were able to enact the first major changes to our education laws since ‘No Child Left Behind,’ returning decision-making to the local level where it belongs. We also passed a long-term highway bill for the first time in two decades, allowing us to make long-overdue improvements to our roads and bridges. While we still have work to do on tax reform, we were able to come together to make permanent sales tax deductions as well as deductions for charitable giving and certain educators. We also made section 179 permanent at the $500,000 level, which particularly benefits farmers and ranchers and could increase U.S. economic output by nearly $19 billion over 10 years. This type Livestock - Poultry 2-Year old virgin Angus bulls, moderate frame, easy fleshing, calving ease, good disposition, semen tested, EPD's available, Keith Reed, (402)649-3615. 20 Middle age Angus cows to calve in April and May. 402649-3615. For Sale: 40 Black bred heifers. AI'd to easy calving Angus bulls. Excellent quality! Wagonhammer Ranches. Call 402-649-2719, www.wagonhammer.com of tax relief allows South Dakota families and businesses to plan more efficiently and spend more of their money how they see fit. While the accomplishments of the 114th Congress are a start, I am also aware of the challenges we continue to face. Despite getting 240 bipartisan bills signed into law, we still have a broken budget system, an over-sized bureaucracy, too much red tape and a tax code that is more than 74,000 pages in length. The regulatory regime alone is costing Americans nearly $1.9 trillion annually, far more than is paid in individual income taxes. These regulatory costs are taking money out of the pockets of hard-working South Dakotans, stunting economic growth in our country and hurting the citizens our government is meant to serve. While we have made improvements to agencies such as the VA, too many veterans today are still suffering at the hands of administrative bureaucracy. We have an Indian Health System in need of total overhaul, employing twice as many bureaucrats as actual health providers. Meanwhile, tribal members are literally dying awaiting care the federal government has an obligation to provide. We must seek ways to make these and other agencies more efficient. In the next Congress, addressing our debt crisis must also be a priority. The long-term driver of our debt is mandatory payments and interest on our debt, currently over $19 trillion. Yet Congress does not even debate the merits of mandatory payments, which accounts for more than 70 percent of our spending today. I have been working with a number of other senators to find ways to revise the budget process here in Congress, so we can address our budget crisis. What we have been working on would open up the entire budget to congressional management, including mandatory payments. As we move forward to the 115th Congress and a new, Republican administration eager to work with us, rather than against us, I am optimistic in our ability to build on the successes of the past two years. But we must also get serious about bringing real changes that will leave our country even stronger for the next generation of Americans. ‘Built By Girls’ Is Theme For The Girl Scout ‘Cookie University’ At DSU MADISON -- “Built by Girls,” the theme for the second annual Girl Scout Cookie University hosted by Dakota State University on Jan. 21, 2017, fits in well with the construction taking place on campus. It also fits in well for the Girl Scouts invited to the event, as they build the skills they’ll need for the upcoming Cookie Sale Program and their future careers. Julie Danielson, membership specialist with the Girl Scouts—Dakota Horizons Council, said Cookie University is a “financial literacy program, covering leadership, goal setting, decision making and money management.” Topics are designed to fit the girls’ ages. Daisy Girl Scouts (kindergarten and first graders) will learn about counting money and determining costs. Older girls will attend learning lab sessions which deal with running a business, and include topics such as money management, business planning, and customer service. The Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts will learn about marketing themselves through interviews and résumés in the “My Portfolio” session, in preparation for college and jobs. The education also includes Digital Cookie, which takes selling cookies to a digital platform. Alfalfa - Hay BroadcasterOnline.com Brome Hay round bales, plastic twine, 1,400 lbs average, can deliver. 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Details of a resolution approved by the Vermillion City Council calling for the South Dakota Legislature to change the state’s malt beverage statute. Pick up this Friday’s Plain Talk! Local news since 1884! Here for you yesterday, today and tomorrow. 201 W. Cherry, Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-2695 Girls create a personal website from which they can market their cookies (such as Facebook links and personal emails inviting people to order cookies), manage customer lists and track sales. Girls can also accept payment through the mobile app which allows girls to accept credit card payments on the spot. “Digital Cookie brings this experience to another level. Girls are learning how to build their own e-commerce site, explore marketing automation and close the sales cycle via the mobile POS. It’s really an incredible learning experience. This is real world stuff,” said Kate Reed, Chief Marketing and Advancement Officer for the council. “It’s a nice program for young women,” said Dr. Deb Tech, assistant professor in the College of Business and Information Systems. Tech is the DSU coordinator for the event. Over two hundred girls attended the 2016 session. Campus volunteers are again helping with the program, including DSU education students who will facilitate the learning labs, Tech said. Cookie sales will take place Feb. 3 through March 5. A new Girl Scout Cookie is being added to the 2017 line-up to honor 100 years of girls selling cookies, the Girl Scout S’mores Cookie. Girl Scouts attending the “Built by Girls” event will earn their financial literacy badges, and receive a “Cookie University” patch. Parents and volunteers may also attend a session which will cover both financial literacy and cookie topics. The 2017 Cookie University begins at 1 p.m. on January 21 with a welcome at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse. Learning labs will be held in East Hall, Kennedy Hall, and the Tunheim Classroom Building. A rally at the playhouse will end the afternoon’s session at 5 p.m. The girls and leaders or parents may then attend the DSU men’s basketball game against Presentation College. Cookie University participants will receive free admission, and special halftime activities are planned for the girls. In the case of inclement weather on Jan. 21, Jan. 22 is the back-up date. Interested Girl Scouts may sign up through their troops or the Girl Scouts—Dakota Horizons Council at www.gsdakotahorizons.org. Questions may be directed to Melissa Toft at 605-336-2978 ext. 9800. Other regional schools hosting similar events this winter include Minot State, SD School of Mines, NDSU, UND, and a Bismarck middle school. 4-H Leader Training To Be Held Jan. 17, 2017 BROOKINGS - SDSU Extension and the State 4-H Office invite 4-H leaders and volunteers to attend a Quarterly Leader Training January 17, 2017. The training will be held from 7 to 9 pm CST (6 to 8 MT) at West River Ag Center and the seven SDSU Extension Regional Centers in Brookings, Pierre, Winner, Lemmon, Aberdeen, Mitchell, Watertown and Sioux Falls. "This session will give you lots of resources and talking points to take back to your clubs and leaders' associations," said Audrey Rider, SDSU Extension 4-H Volunteer Field Specialist. What to expect This quarterly leader training will provide information on the following: •Getting older members excited and active in the club setting; •Hear the Voices of Your Club - Group Decision Making Processes; •Dealing with Disappointment - presented by Dr. Amber Letcher; •4-H Online club leader navigation; and •iGrow demonstration/navigation. The trainings are open to all 4-H members, leaders, volunteers and parents. The trainings will focus on a variety of training topics and keep everyone informed throughout the 4-H year. No RSVP is required to attend this free training. Upcoming training dates include: April 18, 2017 and July (TBD), which will focus on event preparation. Location details: Aberdeen SDSU Regional Extension Center (13 Second Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401; 605.626.2870) Brookings SDSU Regional Extension Center (on the campus of SDSU, Pugsley 2nd floor 1057 8th Street Brookings SD) Lemmon SDSU Regional Extension Center (408 Eighth St. W., Lemmon, SD 57638; 605.374.4177) Mitchell SDSU Regional Extension Center (1800 E. Spruce St., Mitchell, SD 57301; 605.995.7378) Pierre SDSU Regional Extension Center (412 W. Missouri Ave., Pierre, SD 57501; 605.773.8120) Rapid City West River Ag Center (1905 Plaza Blvd., Rapid City, SD 57702; 605.394.2236) Sioux Falls SDSU Regional Extension Center (2001 E. Eighth St., Sioux Falls, SD 57103; 605.782.3290) Watertown SDSU Regional Extension Center (1910 W. Kemp Ave., Watertown, SD 57201; 605.882.5140) Winner SDSU Regional Extension Center (325 S. Monroe St., P.O. 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