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CABINET SECRETARY SAYS $3 MILLION FOR CAPITOL REPAIRS ONLY A “START”

PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight) – Repairs to water-damaged, cracking plaster at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre…

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RHODEN PROPOSES 0% INCREASE FOR TEACHERS, STATE EMPLOYEES IN BUDGET ADDRESS

PIERRE, S.D. – (Todd Epp-SDBA) – Gov. Larry Rhoden proposed his first state budget Tuesday, asking lawmakers for $51.6 million in…

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STATE BUDGET CHIEF URGES CLOSER LOOK AT SCHOOLS WITH EXCESS CASH

PIERRE, S.D. (Makenzie Huber and Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s top state budget official is urging a…

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HOMELAND SECURITY WANTS DRIVERS LICENSE DATA FOR CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM

SOUTH DAKOTA (Jonathan Shorman / South Dakota Searchlight) – The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on…

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INMATE DEATH BRINGS NUMBER OF SUSPECTED PRISON OVERDOSE DEATHS TO EIGHT IN 2025

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight) – The state Division of Criminal Investigation will lead an inquiry into…

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WHAT DOES MARIJUANA RECLASSIFICATION MEAN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – President Trump’s executive order to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule 1 to a…

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GOVERNOR RHODEN ANNOUNCES $200,000 GRANT SUPPORTING KEEP FARMERS FARMING PROGRAM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On Monday, Governor Rhoden announced a $200,000 grant from the Future Fund for…

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ICE’S YEAR IN SOUTH DAKOTA, FROM SMALL TOWNS TO OPERATION: PRAIRIE THUNDER

SOUTH DAKOTA (Molly Wetsch / South Dakota News Watch) – Five months after Operation: Prairie Thunder officially began, the South Dakota…

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ECONOMIST SAYS FARM ECONOMY HAS HELD BACK SALES TAX REVENUES

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s State Economist Derek Johnson told the state Banking…

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STATE SPENDS $43,000 IN TROOPER OVERTIME FOR OPERATION PRAIRIE THUNDER

PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says a saturation patrol…