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After nearly 50 years in federal prison, Leonard Peltier is free to go home. Outgoing President Biden commuted the sentence of the Native American activist for his role in a 1970's shootout with FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson is re-introducing the Trust in Congress Act. The bipartisan bill prohibits member of Congress, their spouses and children from trading individual stocks during their time in Congress.
After Medicaid Expansion was put into the state constitution by voters, many thought that was the end of the battle. Potential changes in D.C., however, are prompting a legislative effort to tighten South Dakota's Medicaid rules.
Summit Carbon Solutions is trying to soothe concerns over a proposed CO2 pipeline in a series of public input meetings. But some are still not convinced by the company's promises.
As session kicks into gear, various state institutions are formalizing budget requests. Including the state Board of Regents, though in its case, it may be more apt to say the lack of requests.
Seven members of the South Dakota Air National Guard say the Guard's Adjutant General violated the law by denying them certain federal employment benefits. The South Dakota State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case both sides say is the first of its kind in the nation.
And more.