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2 days ago
SOUTH DAKOTA SENATE ADVANCES MEASURE ASKING VOTERS TO AUTHORIZE MOBILE SPORTS BETTING
PIERRE, S.D. (Makenzie Huber / South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota Senate voted 23-10 on Wednesday to approve a…
2 days ago
LAWMAKERS ENDORSE ADDING SCHOOL COACHES AS MANDATORY ABUSE REPORTERS, BUT NOT CLERGY
PIERRE, S.D. (Seth Tupper and John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight) – Debates about which types of authority figures should be…
2 days ago
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL WOULD REQUIRE DATA CENTERS TO GET PERMITS FROM NEIGHBORING CITIES AND COUNTIES
PIERRE, S.D. (Meghan O’Brien / South Dakota Searchlight) – A legislative proposal related to a situation in the Sioux Falls…
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FEDERAL JUDGE DECLINES TO INTERVENE IN SD ATTORNEY GENERAL’S FIGHT AGAINST ABORTION ADS
NEW YORK (Meghan O’Brien / SD Searchlight) – A federal judge declined to intervene Wednesday against South Dakota Republican Attorney General…
3 days ago
RHODEN VETOES BILL THAT WOULD BAN LAB-GROWN MEAT, BUT WOULD SUPPORT A MORATORIUM
PIERRE, S.D. (Meghan O’Brien / South Dakota Searchlight) – Governor Larry Rhoden vetoed a bill Monday that would effectively ban…
3 days ago
LEADER OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC PARTY ANNOUNCES RUN FOR GOVERNOR
SOUTH DAKOTA (South Dakota Searchlight) – Dan Ahlers, the executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party, officially launched his campaign…
3 days ago
SCHOOL CELL PHONE BAN ADVANCES DESPITE LOCAL CONTROL DEBATE
PIERRE, S.D. (Todd Epp / South Dakota Broadcasters Association) – The Senate Education Committee sent a bill restricting student cell phone…
5 days ago
CATTLE INDUSTRY DIVIDED OVER LAB-GROWN AND DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER MEAT LEGISLATION
SOUTH DAKOTA (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight ) – A comment this week by a rural Huron farmer who’s…
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NEBRASKA CONSIDERS TEMPORARY FIREARM SEIZURES FOR ISSUED PROTECTION ORDERS
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – Nebraska lawmakers are considering a slate of bills aimed at improving protections for victims of…
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SIOUX FALLS 5TH GRADER WINS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE SPELLING BEE
MITCHELL, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – A 5th grade student from Challenge Center Elementary School in Sioux Falls won…
5 days ago
WHAT DO SOUTH DAKOTAN’S NEED ACCORDING TO 211 CALLS
SOUTH DAKOTA (Molly Wetsch / South Dakota News Watch) – Some of South Dakotans’ greatest needs for resources in 2025…
2 weeks ago
District 18 Cracker Barrel Held in Yankton on Saturday
Representative Mike Stevens was the only legislator from District 18 to appear at the legislative cracker barrel held Saturday in…
3 weeks ago
SOUTH DAKOTA FLU PREVENTION, STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST OFFERS INSIGHT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – With the colder weather and more time indoors, families are sharing their love…
3 weeks ago
BILL RESTRICTS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC FACILITIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA
PIERRE, S.D. (Michael Doorn / KELO News) – The House and Energy Committee passed two bills unanimously on Friday, one…
3 weeks ago
STATE NEEDS TO SPEND $106 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS BY END OF YEAR
PIERRE, S.D. (Makenzie Huber / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota must spend $106 million in remaining pandemic relief by the…
4 weeks ago
AS STUDENT VIOLENCE RISES, STATE WANTS DISTRICTS TO HAVE OPTIONS
PIERRE, S.D. (Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch) – Whether caused by the pervasiveness of social media, an increase…
4 weeks ago
LAWMAKERS WORRY ABOUT FEASIBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PLAN
PIERRE, S.D. (Makenzie Huber / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s workforce shortage and federal limitations on a $189.5 million…
4 weeks ago
IOWA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SIGNS OFF ON UPDATED SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS
DES MOINES, IA (KCCI) – The State Board of Education took its final look at new social studies standards. The…
4 weeks ago
GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN PROPOSES DHHS CUTS OF OVER $152 MILLION TO BALANCE BUDGET
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – With a projected $471 million budget deficit on the horizon, Gov. Jim Pillen looked to…
4 weeks ago
EARLY FUTURE FUND DEADLOCK ESPOSES DIVIDE OVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN PIERRE
PIERRE, S.D. (Todd Epp / South Dakota Broadcasters Association) – The South Dakota Legislature is four days into its 2026 session,…