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Inmate recidivism funding falls short amid push for new prisons
PIERRE – South Dakota lawmakers last year approved $650 million for a new men’s prison, in part because the current South Dakota State Penitentiary lacks programming space to reduce recidivism.
Sioux Falls mayor, police slam recidivism vote, say it undercuts $650M prison promises
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the city’s police labor union. The Dakota Scout regrets the error.
Law enforcement ties Sioux Falls’ drug bust drop to border security
Police in Sioux Falls saw fewer hard drugs on the street last year, something both local and state law enforcement leaders are connecting to border security.
First big test of Rhoden property tax plan on its way to becoming law
PIERRE – County governments will have an option to implement a new half-cent sales tax following passage of legislation in the South Dakota House of Representatives Thursday.
Gov. Rhoden, House Speaker Hansen team up on property tax relief package
PIERRE – A pair of bills that lean on sales tax revenue have emerged as the leading candidates to provide homeowners with property tax relief.
