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South Dakota's largest city won’t host state basketball tournament for first time in decades

Venue scheduling conflicts send three South Dakota high school tournaments to Rapid City this March

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City of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls School District, Harrisburg School District, Minnehaha County, Lincoln County, Name Changes, Notices to Creditors…

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Trump ousts Noem as Homeland Security secretary following disastrous hearing

Former South Dakota governor to remain on White House team

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First big test of Rhoden property tax plan on its way to becoming law

Counties would be allowed to impose a sales tax in order to reduce property taxes under plan approved by House

Mar 5 • Jonathan Ellis

Supreme Court rules transgender people can't get birth certificates reflecting gender identity

Department of Health rules say statistical data can only be changed if error made at time of creation

Mar 5 • Jonathan Ellis

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First big test of Rhoden property tax plan on its way to becoming law

Counties would be allowed to impose a sales tax in order to reduce property taxes under plan approved by House

Mar 5 • Jonathan Ellis

'We do not have the option to delay services'

South Dakota educators push lawmakers to boost funding for costly special-education cases as critics warn it'd raise taxes statewide

Mar 4 • Todd Epp

Gov. Rhoden, House Speaker Hansen team up on property tax relief package

Both Larry Rhoden and Jon Hansen look to sales tax revenue to offset escalating bills for homeowners

Mar 4 • Jonathan Ellis

Lawmakers take pass on $87 million in federal broadband funding, citing national debt

Fiscal hawks in the South Dakota Senate band together to reject high-speed Internet dollars

Mar 4 • Jonathan Ellis

Schools would be required to show prenatal video as lawmakers change abortion definition

Two measures deal with reproduction making their way to the governor following Senate votes

Mar 3 • Jonathan Ellis

Inmate recidivism funding falls short amid push for new prisons

Five-year contract would have provided training to give prisoners leadership skills

Mar 3 • Jonathan Ellis

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