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SD Legislative Democrats Focused on Housing, Sales Taxes

Legislative democrats focused on housing and sales taxes at their briefing last week. House Minority Leader Oren Lesmeister of Parade…

US Ag Products to China

U.S. Ag Product sales to China continues to grow and the USDA’s Economist Bart Kenner said we are seeing big…

SD Legislative Appropriations Committing Grinding Through Departments

The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature will continue working through budget requests of state departments and…

Sioux Falls Farm Show Wraps Up

The 2023 Sioux Falls Farm Show Wrapped up and we review with the show manager.

The Weekend File – Economics 101

Welcome to the Weekend File, a public affairs presentation of WNAX News…. Yankton Thrive held their annual meeting this week…

Jacks Men Lose in OT at Western Illinois

South Dakota State was unable to hang on to a double-digit lead in the second half as Western Illinois pushed…

Jacks Women Defeat Western Illinois at Frost

South Dakota State pulled away from Western Illinois in the fourth quarter to win 81-58 Saturday afternoon at Frost Arena.…

SD Legislative Democrats Focused on Business Issues

South Dakota legislators will return to Pierre on Monday for the only five-day week of the thirty eight day session.…

SD D.O.T. Finalizes Federal Funding

The federal omnibus budget bill passed by Congress last month will pave the way for more highway construction in South…

Another Record Year for SD Tourism

South Dakota tourism had another successful year with record numbers again. Those numbers were released during last weeks Tourism convention…

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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…