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Republican state Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen, of Walcott, gives his thoughts on the successes and disappointments of the 2025 legislative session.

Nearly 165 million Americans rely on groundwater for drinking water, farmers use it for irrigation―37 percent of our total water usage is for agriculture—and industry needs it for manufacturing.