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House lawmakers are advancing a proposal that requires people living in South Dakota to register to vote. The legislation targets voters who are technically state residents, but may live elsewhere or in an RV.
The first of what will likely be many bills seeking to tackle the governor's proposed "education savings accounts" was heard this week. However, some fail to see a difference between this program and taxpayer funded private school vouchers.
In Washington, many Congressional Republicans are looking at Medicaid as a place to cut spending. A new report shows this could hurt rural areas that depend on the program—including rural South Dakota.
A committee of South Dakota state lawmakers held the first of two public hearings on the state portion of SDPB's funding. The half-an-hour hearing featured a presentation by the Bureau of Information and Telecommunication about SDPB operations.
Last summer's massive flooding in southeast South Dakota still lingers in some state legislators' minds. DANR Secretary Hunter Roberts answered some pointed questions about flooding in McCook Lake posed by Republican Senator Kevin Jensen from Canton.
Burckhard is a well-known last name in the South Dakota women's basketball sphere. Paiton Burckhard led Aberdeen Central to two state titles. She now coaches the program. That includes her sister Lauryn—a budding star for the program.
And more.