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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...
South Dakota eager for Trump’s statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition
Associated Press
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June 24, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — 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...
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...
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...
Rapid City picks location for the new sports complex
Black Hills FOX News - South Dakota
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June 24, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Monday, Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun announced the location for the new sports complex in North Rapid. “We have been working very hard on this since I’ve been mayor and even well before that,” Salamun said. The sports...
Pete Lien & Sons donates 23 acres to build Rapid City youth sports complex
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
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June 27, 2025
Pete Lien & Sons is donating nearly 23 acres of land to Rapid City — in part — to build an indoor sports complex for youth activities. Mayor Jason Salamun made the announcement alongside representatives from The Rapid City Sports Commission, Black...
Updated 'Move Over Law' goes into effect on South Dakota roads on July 1
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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June 27, 2025
PIERRE — A newly updated ‘Move Over’ law goes into effect across South Dakota on July 1, 2025, expanding protections for authorized vehicles occupying the shoulder of the highway with amber, yellow, or blue warning lights. The expanded law now...
Marty Jackley to run for South Dakota's lone congressional seat
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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Marty Jackley could be trading in his position of South Dakota attorney general for the state's lone congressional seat. Jackley plans to run for U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson's job in 2026, the attorney general confirmed to the Argus Leader in a phone...
Dr. Jami Jo Thompson takes reins of Rapid City School District
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 27, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City Area Schools welcomed Dr. Jami Jo Thompson as superintendent earlier this week. Thompson served as superintendent of the Norfolk (Nebraska) School District since 2013. Prior to that she was in the Beatrice Public...
Senate leader says Trump’s big bill is close to passage
WOWO 1190 AM - Indiana
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July 1, 2025
After the Senate slogged through a tense 24-plus hour session, Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota believes support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts has been secured. It’s a pivotal moment for the...
Task Force Discusses New Prison Proposals Near Sioux Falls, Box Elder
KMIT - South Dakota
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June 27, 2025
MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Members of the state’s Project Prison Reset task force say two possible new locations for South Dakota’s new men’s prison are promising. One is near Box Elder, and another is in northeast Sioux Falls. The Box Elder...
Senate passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ with tie-breaking vote by JD Vance
MassLive - Massachusetts
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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...
Senate passes Trump's big tax, spending cuts as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
The Madison Courier - Indiana
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WASHINGTON — 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 — including Sen. Rand Paul of...
Senate passes Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as JD Vance breaks 50-50 tie
Florida Politics
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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. The outcome...
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...
Government Accountability bills set to take effect in South Dakota
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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June 23, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Two government accountability bills signed by Governor Larry Rhoden will take effect on July 1, 2025. SB 62 establishes mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and...
Governors in 12 Republican-Led States Reject Federal Funding for Summer Lunches
Ms. Magazine
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July 1, 2025
Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming opted out of the federal SUN Bucks program this summer. (Courtesy of SUN Bucks) Tens of thousands of children could go hungry...
'Transformative' park in downtown Sioux Falls opens Monday
SDPB Radio - South Dakota
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June 27, 2025
Jacobson Plaza in Sioux Falls officially opens Monday, June 30. City officials say it’s one of the most unique and inclusive parks in both Sioux Falls and the region. With a splash pad, a refrigerated ice-skating ribbon, a dog park and a 26,000...
Senator Thune react following passage of the Big Beautiful Bill
Hub City Radio - South Dakota
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July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)- Following the passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill out of the U.S. Senate, Senate Majority John thune went on the floor of the U.S. Senate to comment on it....
Attorney General Jackley confirms DCI Investigating Officer involved shooting in Sioux Falls
Hub City Radio - South Dakota
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June 27, 2025
Posted on June 27, 2025 by - KSDN News, Local News, Pheasant Country News, Point 106.7 News, Pure Country News, Sunny 97.7 News, The Reason 94.5 News, The Rock News PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms...