Richard “Dick” Johnson, 95, of Great Falls, Montana, passed away on Feb. 21, 2024. For many people and kids in Fort Dodge and the surrounding communities, Dick Johnson was known as Uncle Dick. “Uncle Dick’s Fun House” hosted by Dick Johnson was a kiddie TV show that quickly found a ...

More than a month after federal law requires, President Biden finally submitted his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 to Congress. The $7.3 trillion price tag alone is reason enough to throw this budget in the trash where the rest of President Biden’s trillion-dollar spending packages ...

Last week ended the second legislative funnel. If a bill sent to either chamber has not made it through a committee, it is dead, unless it is an Appropriation bill or a Ways and Means bill. There are still ways to move priority legislation that hasn’t passed the opposite chamber, generally by ...

Week 10 has ended here at the State House. We have one month left, four weeks. It is hard to believe we are already halfway through March! Next Tuesday, the 19th, will mark the first day of spring, and those of us that depend on farming for our livelihood have begun to watch the calendar and ...

Last month, the country learned the tragic news that 22-year-old Laken Riley — a nursing student from Georgia — was murdered by an illegal immigrant while out on a jog in broad daylight. As a father of four, my heart breaks for the friends and family of Laken who are enduring ...

There is one more week until the second legislative funnel. This means any bill the House has sent to the Senate must pass a committee to remain alive this year. This excludes Appropriation bills and Ways and Means bills. Economic development This week, the House passed Senate File 574, a ...