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Plan would impose $10 million worth of fee increases on outdoor recreation
The agency that manages state parks and issues licenses for hunting and fishing has a plan to raise $10 million of additional annual revenue from fee increases. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission unanimously endorsed the proposal Thursday during a meeting in Rapid City, but the plan requires another vote at a future […]
Calls for transparency and accountability permeate prison commission meeting
The first meeting of the South Dakota Corrections Commission in nearly a year drew calls for transparency and accountability from commissioners, lawmakers and members of the public. Under state law, the commission is meant to advise the Department of Corrections (DOC) on matters of justice and public safety. The DOC also needs commission...
‘Dirty Jobs’ Host Mike Rowe Coming Back to South Dakota
For the past ten years, you've watched Mike Rowe tackle some of the most unusual and sometimes downright disgusting occupations out there as part of his show Dirty Jobs on Discovery Channel. Along the way, Rowe has also struck up an ongoing relationship with South Dakota. It began in 2018...
Cooperative serving South Dakota receives share of $7.3 billion for rural clean energy projects
A rural electric cooperative serving South Dakotans is among 16 co-ops sharing in $7.3 billion from the federal government for clean energy projects that President Joe Biden announced Thursday in Wisconsin. Basin Electric Power Cooperative will apply its funding toward 1,400 megawatts’ worth of renewable energy infrastructure in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. Estimated […]
Winter Wonderland: Does South Dakota or Minnesota Have The Coldest Winters?
I've always been very honest about the fact that I love winter. I imagine it is because winter is, (if you'll pardon the expression), the "polar opposite" of summer, which I abhor. I hate the heat, the humidity, bugs, yard work, etc., all of which are part and parcel of the summer season.
Tribe gets nearly $8 million from federal program that state shunned
A Native American tribe in South Dakota will receive a nearly $8 million grant from a federal program that state government declined to apply for. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that the Rosebud Sioux Tribe has been selected to receive a $7.88 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant. The tribe will use the money to […]
Please, no diamonds for the Wilderness Act’s 60th anniversary
The 1964 Wilderness Act celebrated its 60th anniversary Sept. 3. Diamonds are a gift for a 60th wedding anniversary and presumably represent strength, but from a humanitarian lens, diamonds have evolved to represent consumption and exploitation. This duality resonates with the 1964 Wilderness Act’s diamond anniversary and provides an opportunity to reflect on where we […]
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