Farm and Food File: How one Texas county grabbed almost $1 billion in farm subsidies in 10 years
You’d think that the three extra years Congress has taken to update the 2018 Farm Bill might mean it stumbled…
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Trump education chief stumps for dismantling of her own department during South Dakota stop
If President Donald Trump and his top education chief have their druthers, she’ll be the last United States secretary of…
Farm and Food File: The ages-old dilemma – guns or butter
In its program-slashing, 2027 Department of Agriculture budget plan, the White House hoped to head off sure-to-come complaints by tying…
Doug Allen column: Protecting our privacy shouldn’t be a lost cause
There is no doubt I probably spend too much time watching the work of the S.D. Legislature. The business of…
Cost of rebuilding Missouri River crossings in South Dakota expected to exceed $1.5 billion
The bill is coming due. That was the message South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt recently shared with…
Doug Allen column: A closer look at opening public lands to private enterprise
In last week’s column, I promised to circle back to the importance of critical thinking, the super power of changing…
Doug Allen column: Maybe some regulation isn’t so bad
I used to ask people in hiring interviews when the last time was that they changed their mind about something…
November sees rise in Watertown Regional Airport passengers
The number of people flying out of Watertown Regional Airport increased by 5.5 percent last month when compared with November…
Lincoln Day Dinner attracts Republican campaigners
Chris Nelson The Codington County Republican party held its annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, November 7, at 2nd Street…
State to provide $400k for new city lift station
Chris Clifton brought more than his annual Watertown Development Company (WDC) update to the Codington County Board of Commissioners Tuesday…
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