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South Dakota State announces kickoff times, promotional schedule
The Brookings Register - South Dakota
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SDSU Sports Information Special events and kickoff times for South Dakota State’s seven-game home football schedule have been finalized. The 2025 season kicks off Aug. 30, when the Jackrabbits host Sacramento State in the Precision Ag Bowl....
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks, spending cuts bil
The Daily Press - Michigan
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight...
South Dakota Legislature removes lawmaker addresses after killings
The Brookings Register - South Dakota
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By Makenzie HuberSouth Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — South Dakota legislative leaders recently ordered the removal of lawmakers’ home addresses from the Legislature’s website in response to the shootings of two lawmakers and their spouses in...
South Dakota lawmakers ask, why so many inmates?
KELO - South Dakota
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June 24, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Some South Dakota lawmakers are trying to find out why so many men and women are in the state's overcrowded prisons. The Legislature's Initial Incarceration, Reentry Analysis, and Comparison of Relevant States Interim...
South Dakota’s Economy is Strong
More 95.5 - South Dakota
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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) A positive surprise on the regional economy with South Dakota showing strength. Creighton University’s monthly Rural Mainstreet Index turned in the strongest numbers in two years, in spite of tariffs hurting farm...
Rapid City Sports Complex Backed by Land and Power Plant
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 24, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D.— The Rapid City Sports Commission and Mayor Jason Salamun are continuing their push for a sports complex, now with a proposed location. During a press conference on location Mayor Salamun made a multi-project announcement being...
Rapid City Regional Airport continues record passenger growth
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 24, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Regional Airport continues to experience record numbers over previous years - a sure sign of the hills’ growing popularity and the accessibility of the Rapid City airport. “We are consistently experiencing record...
Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill
Morning Journal - Ohio
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight...
Senate drama unfolds as Vance breaks tie on Trump's tax cuts
New Jersey 101.5
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July 1, 2025
Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. Vice...
South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden despite local opposition
ABC News - New York
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June 24, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump 's proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore, but the effort has sparked a backlash from Indigenous groups who...
Sioux Falls-Based Federal Prosecutor Awarded Attorney of the Year by the State Bar of South Dakota's Women in Law Committee
DGR News
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Diana Ryan, Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of the Civil Division at the United States Attorney’s Office in South Dakota, has been awarded Attorney of the Year by the State Bar of...
Rapid City honors women engineers for International Women in Engineering Day
Rapid City Journal - South Dakota
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Monday is International Women in Engineering Day, recognizing the contributions of women engineers worldwide. The day is established to raise the profile of women in engineering, promote their achievements in the field and recognize their...
Oglala Lakota County aging and government aid dependency trends in 2022
Western South Dakota News
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July 5, 2025
In 2022, Oglala Lakota County received $217.2 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $16,063 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 45% of all personal...
Senate Narrowly Passes Trump’s Big Tax Breaks and Spending Cuts Bill
Education Week
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July 1, 2025
Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. The sudden...
Senate passes President Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
FOX 13 - Tennessee
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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight...
South Dakota governor and Doug Burgum move forward with Mount Rushmore fireworks in 2026
The Gazette - Colorado
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Gov. Larry Rhoden (R-SD) announced Tuesday, alongside Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, that plans for next year’s fireworks display outside Mount Rushmore are proceeding. Firework displays at the iconic monument were discontinued after 2009 due to...
Sioux Falls school board votes for $2.1M opt-out, seeking more funds
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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The Sioux Falls School District's governing board voted Monday night to opt out of a tax limitation of $2.1 million for 10 years. Opt-outs allow school districts to raise additional operating funds beyond what they get in their existing tax levy,...
Senate passes Trump’s tax breaks, spending cuts bill, Vance breaks tie
The York Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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The Senate passed Trump's "big beautiful bill," with Vice President JD Vance breaking a 50-50 tie. The three Republicans opposing the bill were Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. Trump...
Senator Mike Rounds Announces Nine South Dakota Students Accepted to U.S. Service Academies
More 95.5 - South Dakota
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Elderly man dies in west Sioux Falls crash, police say
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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An elderly man is dead, following a two-vehicle crash the evening of June 27 in west Sioux Falls. The Sioux Falls Police Department is investigating whether a lack of seatbelt use may have contributed to the death, according to a press release...