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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.

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 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.

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.

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.