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Future Fund deadlock reflects deeper wedge over economic development in South Dakota
PIERRE — The first of what will be a shadow-making volley of arrows aimed at South Dakota’s long-standing approach to government-led economic development missed its mark this week.
Dusty Johnson, residents tee off on post office as oversight leader vows South Dakota visit
The chairman of the U.S. House committee with oversight authority over the Postal Service vowed to come to South Dakota Friday during a roundtable hosted by Rep. Dusty Johnson.
South Dakota awarded $189M to improve rural health care
South Dakota will receive $189.4 million in federal funding for rural health care in fiscal year 2026, an amount nearly double what the state could have received.
Governor ties South Dakota's economic future to U.S. defense, national security
An unusual convergence of power in Washington and a rapidly evolving U.S. military has South Dakota poised to be a quiet but critical hub of America’s national security economy.
Protocols for divvying out Future Fund cash outlined in executive order
Gov. Larry Rhoden on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting transparency and accountability for South Dakota’s Future Fund, a business incentive program the governor’s office uses to attract new investment and economic growth.
