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With their megabill signed into law, Republicans seek to buck midterm history
NBC News
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July 8, 2025
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Steve Kornacki...
Senator Rounds comment on “One Big Beautiful Bill”
KSDN - South Dakota
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July 4, 2025
Posted on July 4, 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 WASHINGTON, D.C.(KCCR)- Congress passed President Donald Trumps “One Big Beautiful...
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...
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...
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...
Readers Write: Texas flooding, Planned Parenthood, Walz re-election
Star Tribune - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
I am a patient support volunteer at Planned Parenthood in St. Paul. One provision of the law just passed requires Planned Parenthood to forfeit all Medicaid funding at any network that provides abortions, even at any clinics within that network...
Pride in the Park Draws Thousands for Celebration in Rapid City
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 29, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The finale to Pride Month in western South Dakota, Pride in the Park drew what organizers believe to be a record-breaking crowd to Memorial Park on Saturday. The event was organized by the Black Hills Center for Equality and is...
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...
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,...
Civil War veteran receives marked headstone, military funeral 132 years after his death
KOTA Territory News - South Dakota
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July 8, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Descendants of Civil War veteran Joseph Ritter gathered at Carbonate Cemetery Monday to celebrate his life and legacy. “The service is 132 years overdue,” Nicole Shiffrar, Ritter’s fourth great granddaughter said. “Joe...
South Dakota food bank: We're stretched too thin to absorb SNAP cuts
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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June 24, 2025
Click play to listen to this article. Federal data show roughly 75,000 South Dakota households rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table and hunger-fighting groups paint a troubling picture if Congress goes through with big program cuts. The...
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...
Senator Mike Rounds Announces Nine South Dakota Students Accepted to U.S. Service Academies
More 95.5 - South Dakota
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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...
Rep. Johnson voted yes on the “big, beautiful” budget bill, but the bill is bad for South Dakota’s quality of life
The South Dakota Standard
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I may be best-known for my battles with pipeline companies, both Summit Carbon’s proposed carbon dioxide pipeline and the Dakota Access oil pipeline. I had the distinction of being named first in the landowners’ lawsuit against Summit’s efforts to...
South Dakota named US top casino state after Nevada in new study
Yogonet International
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June 24, 2025
When it comes to gambling in the United States, Nevada is the undisputed champion. With over 7 casinos per 100,000 residents, the Silver State — home to Las Vegas — dominates the national gaming scene. But if you remove Nevada from the equation,...
Public media supporters say federal funding cuts could endanger life-saving broadcasts in Alaska
Alaska's News Source
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July 18, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Federal lawmakers on Thursday approved a large portion of Pres. Donald Trump’s request for cuts in the rarely-used process of rescissions, removing nearly $9 billion in funding for efforts such as foreign aid and public...
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...