Funding

As a bill to increase the sales tax to benefit teacher pay trudges through the Statehouse, some Republican lawmakers are floating an alternative plan that…

The Statehouse Podcast for February 8th, 2016 includes coverage of legislation on: abortion regulations, education funding, religious freedom and LGBT…

Some local lawmakers from both political parties say they support Governor Dennis Daugaard’s plan to increase money for education. Two members of the Blue…

The leader of the state’s largest school district says South Dakota has an opportunity to restore value to careers in education. Governor Dennis Daugaard…

Stakeholders examining education funding in the state are working on final recommendations to the governor. Thursday is the final meeting of South…

The Bush Foundation has awarded about $7-million in grants to boost education initiatives in South Dakota.The grants aim to add to the number of Native…

The federal government is offering a $940-million dollar settlement in a decades long case over federal contracts with tribes. The class action lawsuit…

Storms in mid-June ripped across South Dakota. A tornado, 95-mile-per-hour winds, baseball-sized hail, and heavy rains knocked down power lines, slammed…

The United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, recently started accepting applications for its new funding program. The program supports the…

Rapid City voters turned down a measure to opt-out of the state’s property tax freeze. The plan would have increased property taxes and given more money…