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Paid petition circulators safe in South Dakota after ban bid stalls
Ballot question campaigns would have been barred from hiring workers to gather voter signatures under rejected bill; election disclosure law headed to…
7 hrs ago • Todd Epp and Joe Sneve
LETTER | Note encouraging capital civility appreciated
Dear letter writer,
12 hrs ago
VIEWPOINT | Before rewriting South Dakota's property tax code, start with the truth
Guest column by Yvonne Taylor
13 hrs ago
South Dakota moving toward lab-grown meat ban
Critics say designating cultivated protein as 'adulterated food' undermines free market and makes livestock producers vulnerable to retaliatory out of…
14 hrs ago • Todd Epp
South Dakota lawmakers shoot down Supreme Court's push for pre-trial authority
House Republicans kill Unified Judicial System partnership with Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation; legislators cite worries over cashless bail
19 hrs ago • Joe Sneve
Philip G. Killey
The South Dakota National Guard mourns the passing of retired Maj.
Jan 27
Rhoden wants South Dakota Supreme Court’s take on tie-break rule
Request for High Court’s opinion comes after Senate president vote challenged by Republican leader
Jan 26 • Jonathan Ellis
Data center feud reaches South Dakota Capitol
'Data Center Bill of Rights for Consumers' would prohibit sales tax breaks for tech firms; newly released legislation criticized as 'Bernie Sanders…
Jan 26 • Joe Sneve
VIEWPOINT | South Dakota freedom, crops will shape U.S. national security
Guest column by Commissioner Bill Even, Governor's Office of Economic Development
Jan 26
Widespread drug ring includes gang ties, immigration detainers, Jackley alleges
Attorney General's Office indicts nearly a dozen people in connection to inmate overdose death
Jan 26 • The Dakota Scout
Doreen Carol Graves, 64
August 20, 1961 — January 24, 2026
Jan 26
The Dakota Scout E-edition | Jan. 23-29, 2026
Volume 2 | Number 74
Jan 26
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