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Some SD Legislators Lukewarm On Noem’s Plan To Spend $81 Million Surplus On Prisons
Some South Dakota legislators aren’t sure they’re ready to support Gov. Kristi Noem’s plan to devote an $81 million budget surplus to prison construction. The future women’s prison in Rapid City is estimated to cost $87 million, and already has funding from the Legislature.
SD Supreme Court order sought on 2024 elections
The president for an election-integrity group and a so-far unsuccessful candidate for the Legislature want the South Dakota Supreme Court to order several state and county officials to do their jobs better regarding the 2024 elections.
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad Makes Donations in Recognition of Its 10-Year Anniversary
RAPID CITY—(July 16, 2024)—Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCPE) today announced that it has made donations to the South Dakota Ag Foundation and the South Dakota State Railroad Museum, part of the railroad’s celebration of 10 years since startup on June 1, 2014. “These contributions are...
Election integrity group asks SD Supreme Court for action on Minnehaha June primary
The president of a South Dakota-based election integrity group, and a District 11 candidate who was narrowly defeated in a June primary election, are asking the South Dakota Supreme Court to compel a number of state and local officials to take a number of actions regarding the state's elections — including invalidating 132 votes that have already been the subject of controversy. ...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem ‘Dogged’ at Republican Convention
Two nights after South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was in the national spotlight during her prime time speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, she was given a shout out on Fox News, but not for the reason she would have hoped. During the network's Wednesday (July 17) coverage...
Teachers On Educational Trip Make A Stop In Yankton
Educators from across South Dakota took a summer road trip to Yankton Wednesday to learn more about the state’s history as preparations continue to implement the new social studies standards in the fall of 2025. This is the second summer the South Dakota Department of Education (DOE) has offered...
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