AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoElection Results: Gov. Larry Rhoden won a full four-year term, and Republicans swept statewide races. Democrats gained seats in the Legislature for the first time since 2008, but Republicans kept their supermajorities. Voter Turnout: Just under half of registered voters cast ballots, possibly a record low for a South Dakota general election. Voters rejected sales-tax measures aimed at property-tax relief. Ballot Measures: Voters rejected a proposal that could have threatened Medicaid expansion for about 31,000 adults if federal funding fell, and turned down a higher vote threshold for constitutional amendments. They approved a citizenship requirement for voting and an unclaimed-property measure. Utility Bills: State regulators approved a Black Hills Energy rate increase expected to add about $16 a month for typical residential customers; a separate $20 surcharge request is still pending. Local Government: Rapid City voters approved a $107 million school bond, the city’s first successful school bond vote in more than five decades.
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