Roger Chase

A proposed carbon pipeline project has South Dakotans split ahead of the November election.

South Dakota county governments, from the bustling Minnehaha County Courthouse to the more tranquil Harding County, are hurting for cash. In turn, funding proposals for counties were heard in front of the legislature’s executive board this week.

A state legislative committee focused on the financial needs of counties, is considering ideas for the upcoming session. Their goal is to narrow a list of legislative priorities.

The head of South Dakota Housing Development Authority is stepping down from the position after holding it for more than two years. The move comes as the state agency is setting rules for a contentious $200 million dollar housing infrastructure program.

House Bill 1120 would set up parameters and provisions around self-driving cars. Listen to state legislators debate the issue.

A legislative committee advanced a bill granting agricultural producers more protections against nuisance claims.

A renewed attempt to establish a fund to support housing development in South Dakota is now just a signature away from becoming law.

House lawmakers will wait another legislative day before voting on an update to a contentious bill from last year. The bill sets up a grant and loan fund for housing infrastructure.

A South Dakota senate panel is moving quickly to create a fund that will provide low-interest loans and grants for housing infrastructure projects.

In The Moment … August 3, 2020 Show 872 Hour 1We open the week with two candidates for the South Dakota House of Representatives as our Meet the…