Guest column by Joe Batcheller, urban planner & Sioux Falls mayoral candidate
Feb 19, 2026
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City set to begin multi-year infrastructure buildout
South Dakota senators reject calls for moratorium, mandatory setbacks on hyperscale data centers
Feb 18, 2026
This week in South Dakota history: Feb. 13-19
Guest column by Samantha Chapman, ACLU of South Dakota
Lawmakers side with prosecutors, victims’ families over calls from faith leaders, reform advocates to end death sentences
Gov. Larry Rhoden asked for opinion after Senate blocked Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen from breaking ties
Guest column by Scott Lawrence
Some lawmakers sought to loosen revenue restrictions on fast-growing South Dakota counties
