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'The Dicks' | TIFs, China & the American pork producer | The prison-Smithfield conspiracy theory | A GOP dark horse | Noem '26? | Concourse cash
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'The Dicks' | TIFs, China & the American pork producer | The prison-Smithfield conspiracy theory | A GOP dark horse | Noem '26? | Concourse cash

Sponsored by Juna Sleep Systems & Beal Distributing | This week's Scouting Lounge guests: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Justin McNeal & Sioux Falls Councilors Richard Merkouris & Richard Thomason

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Justin McNeal visits the Scouting Lounge Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Sioux Falls City Councilors Richard Thomason and Rich Merkouris visit the Scouting Lounge Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

What they talked about:

Election 2024

GOP chair seeks to block challenge to Rep. Dusty Johnson

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April 25, 2024
GOP chair seeks to block challenge to Rep. Dusty Johnson

South Dakota Republican Chairman John Wiik is pulling out all the stops to derail a challenge to U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson by a would-be contender from Rapid City.

Sioux Falls

Analysis: Longer calendar, early mayoral contributions fueling Sioux Falls election history

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Feb 20
Analysis: Longer calendar, early mayoral contributions fueling Sioux Falls election history

Predictions that the 2026 mayoral race would be the most expensive in Sioux Falls history may have been premature.

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