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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...
Senate leader Thune highlights major legislative opportunities
Northeast South Dakota News
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June 28, 2025
Senator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune addressed the Senate floor, emphasizing a...
Senate rushes to pass Trump’s tax bill, as cost tops $3 trillion
The Detroit News - Michigan
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The Senate plowed ahead Sunday on President Donald Trump’s massive tax and immigration agenda as Republicans tried to swat away Democratic policy challenges and contend with its rising impact on the ballooning national debt. Trump’s One Big...
Federal cuts roundup: The impact on South Dakota
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Sioux Falls, SD (South Dakota News Watch) After DOGE job cuts and an ongoing staffing shortage, former National Park Service employee Sydney Hansen isn't sure whether anyone will be available to lead popular cave tours at Jewel Cave National...
Here’s where public broadcasting cuts hit hardest
The Detroit News - Michigan
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When a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rumbled beneath the Bering Sea on Wednesday 50 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, authorities sent their first tsunami warnings directly to the nearest public radio station, KUCB in the Aleutian Islands town of...
Trump signs ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ into law, calls it start of America’s ‘New Golden Age’
The Sentinel - Assam News
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Washington: US President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law during the Independence Day ceremony at the White House. This came a day after the House of Representatives passed the bill, giving final approval to President...
Iowa State University researchers find legal deserts across U.S.
Iowa Capital Dispatch
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July 6, 2025
Small towns experiencing population decline often see staples like grocery stores, day cares and schools close, Iowa State University sociology professor David Peters said, leading to less access and hardship. One less-known, missing part of many...
Inmate from Pennington County dies in South Dakota state prison
KOTA Territory News - South Dakota
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June 21, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Leo Plenty Arrows, a 36-year-old inmate at the state prison in Sioux Falls, has died. A release from the Department of Corrections stated that Plenty Arrows apparently died from suicide. Plenty Arrows was found...
Senate votes to take up ‘big, beautiful’ revised budget bill
Roll Call
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June 28, 2025
Senate Republicans took a critical first step toward passing their sweeping budget reconciliation bill Saturday night by voting to bring the package to the floor, setting the stage for a heated floor fight and a grueling series of amendment...
Home addresses temporarily taken off South Dakota legislative website
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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June 21, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Saturday, a tragic shooting took place in Minnesota where a gunman pretending to be a police officer shot multiple lawmakers, killing one: Representative Melissa Hortman. In response, some states around the...
New grocery store coming to Rapid City
KOTA Territory News - South Dakota
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June 21, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - You may have noticed some activity at the old Albertson’s/Family Thrift location on Omaha Street in Rapid City. That store has been vacant since Family Thrift shut down in 2017. Crews are taking down the outer 30 feet on...
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...
Senators prep for a weekend of work to pass Trump’s tax and spending bill
Christian Science Monitor
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June 28, 2025
The Senate is expected to grind through a rare weekend session as Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks and spending cuts by his July Fourth deadline. Republicans are using their majorities in Congress to push...
Senator Mike Rounds invites President Trump to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Black Hills FOX News - South Dakota
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June 27, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Senator Mike Rounds has formally invited President Donald Trump to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Rounds highlighted this year’s entertainment lineup while speaking with KOTA Territory News about his invitation. Rounds...
Senate advances Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in narrow vote
CBS News
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Washington — The Senate voted to advance President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" late Saturday night, in a key test for the tax and spending measure ahead of a final vote expected in the coming days. In a 51 to 49 vote, all but two Republicans...
Senate readies for weekend work on Trump's mega tax and policy bill
USA Today - Virginia
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's sweeping tax, spending and policy bill is heading for a climatic weekend showdown on the Senate floor after Republicans near midnight released a 940-pages plan that calls for cuts to Medicaid, increases in...
Jerauld County aging and government aid dependency trends in 2022
Central South Dakota News
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July 5, 2025
In 2022, Jerauld County received $29.7 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $18,017 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 24.7% of all personal income...
Custer non-profit offers free respites to wounded veterans and their families
KOTA Territory News - South Dakota
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July 4, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Operation Black Hills Cabin is a Custer-based non-profit hosting wounded veterans and their families at a cabin each week. The week-long respite is free for each qualifying family. More than 40 Custer-area businesses chip...
Senators propose bill for efficiency in national intelligence office
South Winston Salem News - North Carolina
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June 27, 2025
Ted Budd, U.S. Senator from North Carolina | www.facebook.comTed Budd, U.S. Senator from North Carolina | www.facebook.com U.S. Senator Ted Budd, representing North Carolina and a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has...
2022: Comparing aging and government transfer dependency in Spink County since 1970
Northeast South Dakota News
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July 5, 2025
In 2022, Spink County received $112.6 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $18,057 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 20.8% of all personal income in...