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Sioux Falls school board candidates raised more than $62K during their campaigns
Though the school board election was over six weeks ago, new post-election campaign finance reports due Wednesday show the five candidates raised more than $62,000. When their initial pre-election campaign finance reports were due March 26, the candidates had raised more than $48,000 at that time. Here’s the latest.
Open primaries measure approved for the ballot
A petition that would establish open primary elections in South Dakota has enough signatures from registered voters to be placed on the Nov. 5 ballot, according to the South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office. The office made the announcement Tuesday, triggering a 30-day window for challenges to the petition’s validity. It’s the third citizen-initiated measure […] The post Open primaries measure approved for the ballot appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
A ghostwriter explains why Kristi Noem’s new memoir might be hard to find in Sioux Falls
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s recently released book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward,” has a limited supply of physical copies available in the state's largest city. Most shelves turn up empty. However, residents do still have the option of ordering the book online through large retailers such as Target or Walmart. This is the second autobiography the state's top elected official has published, with the...
Soehl, Merkouris, Barranco elected to Sioux Falls council chair positions
The newly-elected chair and vice chair of the Sioux Falls City Council are no strangers to the position. Curt Soehl was unanimously approved as the council's chair for the next year, after serving in the role from May 2021 to May 2023, when former Councilor Marshall Selberg took over the role. ...
Veterans Parkway Projects To Further Impact Sioux Falls Traffic
The massive road construction project that will eventually link I-90 and I-29 is about to enter a new phase which will bring new traffic challenges to drivers in southern Sioux Falls. Beginning Tuesday (May 28), a traffic change is planned for South Minnesota Avenue near the future South Veterans Parkway...
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