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Federal solar power grants include $260 million for South Dakota tribes,...
A worker installs solar energy panels on a roof. (Getty Images)Tribal and rural areas in and around South Dakota are set to benefit from about $260 million in federal grants for solar energy projects....
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U.S. Senate sends foreign aid bill to Biden as McConnell chides GOP...
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, speaks during a press conference inside the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — An...
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Eleven penitentiary inmates charged for March disturbances
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley talks about charges filed against 11 prison inmates on April 23, 2024, at the Law Enforcement Center in Sioux Falls. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)Two...
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Group says it’s filing petition signatures to put grocery tax repeal on ballot
A customer shops for food at a grocery store on March 12, 2024, in San Rafael, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)South Dakota and Mississippi are the only states that have a full state sales...
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Supreme Court justices appear split over whether to protect abortion care...
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 24, 2024, while justices hear oral arguments about whether federal law protects emergency abortion care. (Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom)U.S....
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Can South Dakota afford to keep Kristi Noem on its payroll?
Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during a bill-signing ceremony March 6, 2024, at the Capitol in Pierre. (David Bordewyk/South Dakota NewsMedia Association)Whether it’s her hairstyle, dental work or feud with...
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Feds to require bird flu tests of dairy cattle before transport
USDA will require certain dairy cattle to be tested for avian influenza before they can be transported to a different state. (Photo by Scott Bauer/USDA Agricultural Research Service)Starting next week,...
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U.S. Supreme Court floats return to trial court for Trump in presidential...
The crowd, as is usual at the U.S. Supreme Court, was kept off the steps by security officers, but people were able to protest below during the oral arguments inside for Trump v. United States on April...
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U.S. House GOP bars earmarks for certain non-profits, after controversy over...
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers will no longer be able to request earmarked funding for some nonprofits under a change in...
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Water advocates ask state Supreme Court to block city of Custer discharges...
Kids float down French Creek; a sign stands near the city of Custer's treated wastewater discharge point along Flynn Creek. (Courtesy photos)Water quality advocates in Custer County want the state...
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