SD State Investments Holding Their Own

The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature got an update on state investments at their meeting in Pierre yesterday.…

SD Legislative Committee Looking for County Jail Solutions

A legislative summer study committee is trying to figure out a way to help counties pay for improvements to their…

Yankton City Commission Hears About Possible SAC Closing

The Yankton City Commission Monday night heard from citizens, concerned and upset about the possible closure of the fitness section…

Republican Candidates Paying Attention to their Voters

The landslide loss by Representative Liz Cheney in the Wyoming republican primary last week has the attention of others running…

SD Property Tax Committee Slow Going

A legislative committee studying South Dakota’s property tax system met Monday and didn’t appear to make much progress. The “Study…

New Law Cuts Medicare Drug Costs

The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by Congress and signed by the President last week will have a big impact for…

SD Corrections Officers to get Immediate Raises

Governor Kristi Noem last week announced immediate pay raises for most correctional officers. Their pay will rise from twenty dollars…

Rural America Continues To Lose Farmland

A recent report from American Farmland Trust shows an alarming trend of farmland disappearing from rural America.  Angie Doucette, the…

US Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack Promotes Inflation Reduction Act

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack is traveling across the country promoting the recently signed “Inflation Reduction Act.”  Vilsack outlined the IRA’s…

Despite Some Recent Rains, Drought Conditions Still Persist

Despite recent rainfall in certain parts of farm country, a good chunk of rural America is still dealing with drought. …