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Tie vote stalls bill to remove governor’s exclusive control of economic development fund
The Daily Republic 17 Jan 2026
Last month, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development told South Dakota Searchlight that the unobligated Future Fund cash balance was $20 million.
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Lawmaker wants longer ‘cooling-off period’ for those who parlay public work into private-sector jobs
The Daily Republic 17 Jan 2026
Reed’s bill is a response to South Dakota Searchlight reporting about Steve Westra, who was the commissioner of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development during the administration of Republican former Gov.
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Lawmakers clash over identity language while recognizing 250 years of Declaration of Independence
The Daily Republic 17 Jan 2026
PIERRE — South Dakota lawmakers voted to recognize the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, but not before adjusting language on Indigenous people and civil rights leaders in the text of the nonbinding resolution ... Rep ... Rep ... ....
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Governor pledges transparency in funding decisions that lawmakers might vote to take away
The Daily Republic 17 Jan 2026
PIERRE — A day before lawmakers were set to debate a bill that would dash his exclusive authority to dole out awards from an employer-funded pool of economic development dollars, Gov ... Kristi Noem. Noem, now the secretary for the U.S ... Gov ... ....
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South Dakota lawmakers defer bill that would allow school districts to remove violent students
The Daily Republic 17 Jan 2026
South Dakota lawmakers on the the House Education Committee on Friday unanimously deferred action on a bill to more effectively remove violent children from public school classrooms on a temporary basis ... Larry Rhoden’s administration ... ....
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Sioux City Journal
17 Jan 2026
Bill to remove violent students in S.D. deferred
Sioux City Journal
17 Jan 2026
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers on the House Education Committee on Friday unanimously deferred action on a bill to more effectively remove violent children from public school classrooms on a temporary basis ... .
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Yankton Daily Press
17 Jan 2026
Tie Vote Stalls Bill To Remove SD Governor's Sole Control Of Econ. Development Fund
Yankton Daily Press
17 Jan 2026
A committee of South Dakota lawmakers deadlocked on Friday in Pierre on a bill that would remove an economic development fund from the governor’s exclusive control ....
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Sioux City Journal
17 Jan 2026
S.D. lawmakers defer bill to allow school districts to remove violent students
Sioux City Journal
17 Jan 2026
South Dakota lawmakers on the House Education Committee on Friday unanimously deferred action on a bill to more effectively remove violent children from public school classrooms on a temporary basis ... .
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Yankton Daily Press
16 Jan 2026
SD Lawmakers Clash Over Identity Language While Recognizing 250 Years Of Declaration Of Independence
Yankton Daily Press
16 Jan 2026
PIERRE — South Dakota lawmakers voted to recognize the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, but not before adjusting language on Indigenous people and civil rights leaders in the text of the nonbinding resolution ....
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The Capital Journal
15 Jan 2026
South Dakota looks to space for final stretch of high-speed internet access initiative
The Capital Journal
15 Jan 2026
It’s expensive to extend fiber-optic cable to the remaining locations in South Dakota that don’t have high-speed internet, so the state is leaning into providers offering service from satellites in space ....
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Health, public safety, foster care can improve with collaboration, tribal leader tells lawmakers
The Daily Republic 15 Jan 2026
PIERRE — South Dakota and the tribal nations in the state can make improvements for health care and public safety during the 2026 legislative session, Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Kathleen Wooden Knife said ... Public safety ... On Tuesday, Gov ... U.S. Sen ... ....
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New state employee is ‘looking at the bookkeepers’ to catch and prevent problems, legislators learn
The Daily Republic 15 Jan 2026
Half a dozen entities comb through South Dakota’s financial records each year to ensure a balanced budget or that details are accurately recorded ... “Nobody’s looking at the bookkeepers,” Lock said. That’s her job now ... ....
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Yankton Daily Press
15 Jan 2026
House Democrats Introduce Articles Of Impeachment For Noem
Yankton Daily Press
15 Jan 2026
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats Wednesday introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after a deadly shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer ....
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Yankton Daily Press
15 Jan 2026
SD Chief Justice Outlines New Drug Program
Yankton Daily Press
15 Jan 2026
PIERRE — South Dakota will expand a specialty program for people facing drug charges, a move spurred by a decision last year to lessen the penalties for drug use ....
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Yankton Daily Press
14 Jan 2026
Rhoden Targets Abortion Pills In State Of State Address
Yankton Daily Press
14 Jan 2026
PIERRE — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden asked lawmakers on Tuesday to pass legislation that would stop the delivery of medication into the state that can be used to end pregnancies ....
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