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SD Tourism Heads to the Big “D”

The pitches are out there to entice people across the country to visit South Dakota this year.

Medicaid Expansion Backers Focused on November

A Medicaid expansion proposal was killed on the floor of the South Dakota Senate this week.

Construction Begins on DEX This Spring

Construction will begin in April on the DEX or Dakota Events CompleX on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron. …

Senate Republicans Tell EPA to Stop WOTUS Rulemaking With SCOTUS Case Pending

A growing number of farm groups and lawmakers are asking the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to suspend…

Funding Proposals Top of Mind for Agriculture in South Dakota Legislature

With the large influx of one-time dollars into South Dakota’s state budget, legislators are spending much of their time working…

SD Legislature Heads Toward Crossover Day

South Dakota legislators are off until Tuesday, but will come back to a busy week.

Making a Run for the SD House

Chris Kassin of Vermillion has announced he is running for a District 17 House seat

Attacking Teachers

The South Dakota House this week amended and then approved a pair of bills that would limit teaching of “Critical Race Theory” and political indoctrination of students.

Winter Comes Back

Looks like we are going to get a reminder that it is still winter.

Halting Russian Aggression

American diplomacy is in overdrive, attempting to head off a threatened invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces.

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