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Group starts petition urging Noem to reconsider rejection of $69 million in federal energy funding
A statewide advocacy group has launched a petition urging Republican Gov. Kristi Noem to reconsider her rejection of nearly $69 million in federal energy rebates for South Dakotans. The national Home Energy Rebates program is funded with $9 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act. The program provides rebates for energy-efficient home retrofits and high-efficiency electric appliances. […]
Open primaries would make South Dakota a ‘right to vote’ state
I’ve been a Republican since 1972 when I was South Dakota Teen Age Republican secretary. As an adult, I was elected four times to the South Dakota House of Representatives. I was the assistant majority Leader of the Republican Caucus. And, I support Amendment H – open primaries in South Dakota. Amendment H is simple […]
Rosebud Tribe gets $12 million from Interior Department to electrify and upgrade homes
Less than a month after an $8 million federal award for electric transportation, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe has been awarded nearly $12 million to electrify homes across the reservation. The $11.8 million award for Rosebud is the largest in the second round of funding from the Interior Department through the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Tribal […]
South Dakota sends counties $3 million for indigent defense, covering 12% of expenses
The $3 million that South Dakota will send to counties in the coming weeks for their indigent legal service expenses will cover less than 12% of the collective amount of those costs incurred by counties during the last fiscal year. The Legislature approved the one-time payouts earlier this year. The Unified Judicial System recently announced...
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