Race Lab model gives Rhoden slight edge over Doeden in GOP runoff
Northern Plains News Race Lab simulations give Gov. Larry Rhoden a slight edge over Toby Doeden in South Dakota’s July…
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Lawmakers demand report on welfare program spending, cash balances
South Dakota lawmakers reopened a familiar fight Monday: whether the state is sitting on too much federal welfare money while…
Rhoden budget keeps SDPB funding as Noem-era opposition fails in committee
The South Dakota budget fight over public broadcasting ended with a lopsided committee vote. However, the more revealing part of…
Data center sales tax break, power deregulation blocked in South Dakota — for now
South Dakota’s bid to lure large-scale server farms stumbled again this week at the state Capitol as data center-wary lawmakers…
Property tax relief for disabled veterans in South Dakota divides GOP lawmakers
Permanently disabled military veterans don’t pay property taxes on the first $200,000 of their home’s value in South Dakota. And…
Mickelson crash memory returns in Pierre: A budget hearing turns into a statewide elegy: A special Plains Voices
I was at home in Brookings when the first crack appeared in the story. KELOLand was on — background noise,…
Capitol cattlemen beefing over push to ban lab-grown meat in South Dakota
PIERRE — A debate over lab-grown meat has exposed a sharp and personal divide among cattle producers, ranchers and farmers…
Paid petition circulators safe in South Dakota after ban bid stalls
The South Dakota House on Tuesday rejected a bill that would have banned paid petition circulators, after opponents warned the…
Stillbirth study reveals hidden crisis as South Dakota faces maternal health challenges
A major national study reveals nearly one in 150 pregnancies ends in stillbirth — a rate higher than previously reported…
Tariffs cut deep into South Dakota farm income as federal aid surges
South Dakota farmers face widening financial losses as tariff-driven price drops collide with rising production costs, forcing taxpayers to cover…
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