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SCOUTING REPORT | Rodeo center shifting ground, Fauci on Noem, departing Congress
The Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center in Fort Pierre has a ground problem. Specifically, a sliding hillside.
District 25 committee nominates replacement for South Dakota state Sen. Tom Pischke
County Republicans have lined up a replacement for a standing Dell Rapids state senator facing criminal charges.
Capitol chaos: Data center divides, missing senator spark political clash, South Dakota history
PIERRE — Political gamesmanship thrust simmering disputes around data centers, electricity generation, nicotine sales and a long-held constitutional standard in the South Dakota Legislature into the political spotlight this week.
Data center feud reaches South Dakota Capitol
PIERRE — Tax breaks for data centers that power artificial intelligence capabilities are at the center of what could be this year’s most contentious battle among lawmakers at the state Capitol.
Sioux Falls lawmaker lead defender in struggle to preserve states' AI autonomy
A South Dakota legislator is leading a bipartisan, nationwide coalition of more than 250 lawmakers urging federal policymakers to preserve state authority in artificial intelligence (AI) regulations.























