Newly Combined South Dakota Ag And Environment Department Now Operating

The newly combined South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Environment and Natural Resources began operations this week.. Department Secretary Hunter…

Rural Affairs Group Pleased With Passage Of Telehealth Bill

Nebraska State legislators have passed LB 400, a measure to expand rural access to telehealth services. It’s one of the…

NCBA Encouraged EPA Leader Won’t Revert To 2015 WOTUS

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan told Congress this week he won’t go back to the Obama era definitions of…

SD Executive Board Forms Task Force Focused on Spending Billions

Members of the South Dakota Legislatures Executive Board took steps to begin dealing with billions of federal dollars coming to the state under the “American Rescue Plan.”

SD Legislators Hear About Billions of Dollars

The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature got an update on the expected funding coming to the state from the “American Rescue Plan” passed earlier this year by Congress.

One Dead in I-90 Crash in Lawrence County

A 49-year-old woman died Thursday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Whitewood.

Interim Appropriations Commitee to Hear About Next Round of Federal Funding

Under the latest federal stimulus plan, the State of South Dakota could get another billion dollars or so.

Regents Need to be Ready for Change

As Governor Kristi Noem appoints several members to the South Dakota Board of Regents, a long-time former member says it’s a good time to reflect on their mission.

Nine Fine for the Supreme Court

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is co-sponsoring a Constitutional Amendment that would set the number of Justices on the US Supreme Court at nine

STC Board Director Pleased With Infrastructure Bill Introduction

Senators Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Mike Braun of Indiana have introduced the Rebuilding Stronger Infrastructure Act legislation. The measure…