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'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, 2026

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'We do not have the option to delay services'

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, 2026

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Jonathan Ellis

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

Staffing shortages, funding shortfalls, reluctant lawmakers linger for South Dakota EMS

Lincoln County Commission frustrated with lack of action to address ambulance service constraints as another community moves to limit service for rural neighbors

Mar 4, 2026

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Staffing shortages, funding shortfalls, reluctant lawmakers linger for South Dakota EMS

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, 2026

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Jonathan Ellis

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

Larry James De Groot, 77

July 12, 1948 - February 27, 2026

Mar 3, 2026

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Sioux Falls’ crime rate continues trending down as population steadily grows

Public safety leaders say latest police data shows South Dakota's largest city still safe place to live

Mar 3, 2026

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Sioux Falls’ crime rate continues trending down as population steadily grows

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, 2026

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Jonathan Ellis

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

Sioux Falls mayor, police slam recidivism vote, say it undercuts $650M prison promises

Paul TenHaken, Sioux Falls Police Labor Council spotlight talking points heard before lawmakers voted to construct new corrections facility; mayor wants more activism

Mar 3, 2026

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Joe Sneve

Sioux Falls mayor, police slam recidivism vote, say it undercuts $650M prison promises

VIEWPOINT | Don’t let THC fears, poison pills sink the Farm Bill

Guest column by Mike Jaspers, former South Dakota Ag Secretary & state USDA Rural Development director

Mar 3, 2026

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VIEWPOINT | Don’t let THC fears, poison pills sink the Farm Bill