MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 19 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on March 4, 2025, by Christina Spicher and Libby Starling entitled "Rising property insurance costs stress multifamily housing": Here are excerpts: * * * In conversations with Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis staff members in late 2023 and early 2024, owners and operators of multifamily rental housing shared anecdotes of dramatic increases in property insurance premiums and deductibles  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 19 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on February 21, 2025, by Joe Mahon entitled "Farmers limped across the finish line at year-end": Here are excerpts: * * * Facebook LinkedIn Twitter The two biggest uncontrollable factors for farmers--weather and markets--both turned more negative in much of the region at the end of last year. "We have been in a drought and grain prices have been very low," wrote a Minnesota banker, "m  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 18 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Offers Black Hills Land to President Trump for "National Garden of American Heroes" March 18, 2025 Contact: Josie Harms PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump proposing a location in the Black Hills in site of Mount Rushmore as a location for the "National Garden of American Heroes." You can find the letter here. "Five   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 18 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Agriculture Bills on National Agriculture Day March 18, 2025 Contact: Josie Harms PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed six agriculture bills in honor of National Agriculture Day. "Ag is King in South Dakota, and as a lifelong West River Rancher, I am deeply committed to ensuring that it thrives," said Governor Larry Rhoden. "These bills are an imp  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 19 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Education Bills into Law March 19, 2025 Contact: Josie Harms PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed four education bills into law. "We are investing in our state's talented students. They are the future of our workforce and the future of South Dakota," said Governor Larry Rhoden. "As kids grow up here in South Dakota, it is my hope that they will ha  more