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SD Retirement System Shows Solid Finances

The South Dakota State Retirement System had a very good year and is fully funded.

Delta Variant, the Unvaccinated and Kids

Health care officials are warning about the spread of the Delta variants of the coronavirus and the age groups impacted.

Groundbreaking For DEX Held At South Dakota State Fair

The groundbreaking for the Dakota Events Complex or DEX was held Thursday at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron.…

Rural Resilience Theme Of Value Added Ag Day At SD State Fair

The resiliency of agriculture was never more prominent than during the pandemic and that was the theme of the Value…

EPA Reviewing SREs But Biofuels Group Want Them Disallowed

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to take a second look at its 2018 decision to grant 31 small refiner exemptions…

Updating the Census Numbers

Members of the South Dakota House and Senate Redistricting Committees got updates on Census numbers.

Finishing the Water Project

With the focus on infrastructure funding at the state and federal level, backers of the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System are hoping to get a big push to the finish line

Caught in a Virus Storm

Even as the numbers vaccinated against Covid-19 increases, there are reports of “breakthrough infections” in fully vaccinated people.

More Students Interested in Nursing

The Covid-19 pandemic has placed the focus on health care workers and the need for more across the spectrum.

NFU Sees Possible Rail Merger As Concentration Problem

Ag Concentration issues along with consolidations and mergers remain one of the major concerns for National Farmers Union members. NFU…

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