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The opening days of legislative session are highlighting renewed efforts to improve relations between the state of South Dakota and the nine tribes located in its borders. Between gaming compacts and flag ceremonies, communication is building between entities.
The Governor's Office of Economic Development grants more $32 million in funding for Connect SD broadband grants. This marks the state's final round of investments in the program, which now totals more than $302 million in private and state broadband funding.
Governor Kristi Noem is reviving a bill to rework a law preventing foreign nationals from six countries from countries from being able to purchase South Dakota agriculture land. The state already has a law that prohibits foreign ownership of South Dakota ag land. The law has rarely been enforced.
At the State of the Judiciary address this week, indigent legal defense was among the top priorities from the bench. With the legislative session here, it's a topic to watch moving forward.
And more.