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GOP leaders seek support for Trump’s bill of tax breaks, spending cuts
WISH 8 - Indiana
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June 30, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s long day of voting churned toward evening Monday, with Republican leaders grasping for ways to shore up support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts while fending off proposed...
Senate advances Trump plan to gut social programs to benefit the super-rich
World Socialist Web Site
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June 30, 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, center, joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, the GOP whip, speaks to reporters after Republican senators met with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and worked on President Donald...
Senators back at work on tax cuts, spending bill
The Iola Register - Kansas
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June 30, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators hunkered down Monday to consider proposed amendments to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid challenges including the weekend announcement from one GOP senator that he won’t run for...
Jane Stavem looks back on five years leading the Sioux Falls School District
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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June 24, 2025
With a standing ovation and glowing words from fellow administrators and a group of city residents, Sioux Falls School District Superintendent Jane Stavem ended her duties after five years at Monday night’s School Board meeting. Stavem began her...
Michigan politicos react to GOP tax, spending bill
The Mining Journal - Michigan
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LANSING — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday mustered a mostly party-line 218-214 vote to approve President Donald Trump’s signature federal tax and spending bill. The bill’s passage marked a major victory for U.S. House...
Senate Republicans push clean energy megabill amendments
E&E News
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June 30, 2025
A number of Senate Republicans will try again Monday to make their tax cut, energy and border spending megabill friendlier to renewable energy. Pending amendments would ease the tax landscape for wind and solar projects. Not only would the latest...
Senators consider proposed amendments to Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts
95.5 WSB - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
WASHINGTON — (AP) — Senators hunkered down Monday to consider proposed amendments to President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid challenges including the weekend announcement from one GOP senator that he won't run for...
Senate Republicans try to get Trump's tax cuts over the line, amid party divisions
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Richard Cowan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans will try to pass President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill on Monday, despite divisions within the party about its expected $3.3 trillion hit to the...
Free sports' physicals offered in Rapid City
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 23, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Monument Health is providing free sports physicals this year to ensure young athletes are in condition to participate in their chosen sport. Organizers said sports physicals don’t replace annual wellness visits or well child...
Updated ‘Move Over’ law taking effect July 1 in South Dakota
KTIV - Iowa
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June 23, 2025
PIERRE, S.D. (KTIV) - South Dakota’s “Move Over” law, which previously referred to law enforcement or emergency responders, has been expanded to include any vehicle displaying flashing amber, yellow, or blue lights. According to a release from the...
Bank forecast shows slowing U.S. economy; South Dakota defies national trends
DGR News
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U.S. Bank’s midyear outlook warns that national growth will slow, borrowing costs will stay high, and consumer spending will remain subdued—but South Dakota’s economy remains resilient. The analysis comes as economists debate whether the U.S. will...
Black Pipe Singers to perform traditional Lakota songs at the International Festival
The Globe - Minnesota
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July 6, 2025
NORRIS, SOUTH DAKOTA — While drums are a familiar sight at the Worthington International Festival, the festival itself will be a new one for the Black Pipe Singers. Hailing from South Dakota’s Black Pipe Community on the Rosebud Indian...
Residents of Hand County received $10,857 per capita in transfers in 2022, ranking it 45th in South Dakota
Central South Dakota News
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June 23, 2025
In 2022, Hand County ranked 22nd lowest per capita recipient of government transfers in South Dakota, with residents receiving $10,857 per capita from programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance, according to...
Kristi Noem ‘likely’ violated ethics requirements with political donations disclosures, experts say
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Noem then failed to disclose the $80,000 payment to the public. After President Donald Trump selected Noem to be his secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, she had to release a detailed accounting of her assets and sources of income...
Governor Rhoden visits Jackson County community afflicted by storms
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 30, 2025
KADOKA, S.D. — Residents in Jackson County are beginning the recovery process after a powerful thunderstorm tore through the area south of Kadoka Saturday evening. Several tornado warnings were issued by the National Weather Service office in...
A Christian Right “Bill Mill” Aims to Get the Ten Commandments Into Classrooms
Truthout
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July 19, 2025
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Political operative David Barton held up a thick Bible with years of wear on its dark brown cover...
Kid Rock and Nickelback headline Rock the Country festival in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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June 24, 2025
All you country-rock music fans, get ready for the Rock the Country festival, which features a powerhouse of artists and is sure to shake the stage. The Rock the Country festival 2025 is coming to the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls on July...
Senate Republican Leader John Thune: 'Failure Is Not an Option'
Twitchy
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June 29, 2025
"This bill is the fulfillment and implementation of @POTUS' agenda," Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) tweets. "Failure is not an option." This bill is the fulfillment and implementation of @POTUS' agenda. Failure is not an...
How to keep your pets safe during the hot and humid South Dakota summer
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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June 22, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - When the heat kicked off a string of days with greater than 90°F plus humidity, we told you the heat can lead to some serious health concerns and provided some tips to stay safe. You should also keep in mind...
Gun-Industry Companies, Groups Give $2 Million To Help Build State-Owned Shooting Range Near Rapid City
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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A list of donors to a state-owned shooting range under construction north of Rapid City includes $2 million from gun-industry companies or organizations. The $20 million, 400-acre complex will be one of the largest public shooting ranges in the...