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The governor appointed John Shubeck of Beresford to the South Dakota House of Representatives, filling a seat left vacat...
09/17/2025

The governor appointed John Shubeck of Beresford to the South Dakota House of Representatives, filling a seat left vacated by the death of Rep. Richard Vasgaard, a Republican from Centerville. https://buff.ly/PCh9yU7

The governor appointed John Shubeck of Beresford to the South Dakota House of Representatives to succeed the late Richard Vasgaard.

Rural hospitals are less likely to offer obstetric services after they’ve been acquired by a larger health system, leadi...
09/17/2025

Rural hospitals are less likely to offer obstetric services after they’ve been acquired by a larger health system, leading to mixed outcomes for mothers and babies, according to new research. https://buff.ly/6qB7WBk

Via Stateline

Rural hospitals are less likely to offer obstetric services after they’ve been acquired by a larger health system, leading to mixed outcomes for mothers and babies, according to new research.

The Iowa chapter of the Sierra Club and some landowners called for the Iowa Utilities Commission to reject Summit Carbon...
09/17/2025

The Iowa chapter of the Sierra Club and some landowners called for the Iowa Utilities Commission to reject Summit Carbon Solutions’ petition to amend its pipeline permit. The petition would remove language conditioning the permit on regulatory approvals in North Dakota and South Dakota. https://buff.ly/fYWoHLt

Via Iowa Capital Dispatch

Opponents are calling on utilities regulators to reject Summit Carbon Solutions' request to change language in its carbon pipeline permit.

A trio of U.S. Senate Democrats urged Republican lawmakers to extend and make permanent the enhanced Affordable Care Act...
09/17/2025

A trio of U.S. Senate Democrats urged Republican lawmakers to extend and make permanent the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025. The Democrats said the expiration of the credits would lead to “skyrocketing” costs for millions.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, along with Sens. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, warned that the expiration of credits would lead to “skyrocketing” costs.

South Dakota’s first state public defender and his staff of four have taken on 43 cases since taking their first this wi...
09/17/2025

South Dakota’s first state public defender and his staff of four have taken on 43 cases since taking their first this winter. Lawmakers created and funded the Office of Indigent Legal Services in 2024 to address the ballooning cost of lawyers for people who have a constitutional right to one but can’t afford it.

South Dakota’s first state public defender and his staff of four have taken on 43 cases since taking their first this winter.

A legislative task force aiming to reduce property taxes for South Dakota homeowners will meet in Pierre next week with ...
09/16/2025

A legislative task force aiming to reduce property taxes for South Dakota homeowners will meet in Pierre next week with an opportunity for public comment. https://buff.ly/ph7d5Hn

A legislative task force aiming to reduce property taxes for South Dakota homeowners will meet in Pierre with an opportunity for public comment.

U.S. House Republican leaders released a seven-week stopgap government funding bill that’s intended to avoid a shutdown ...
09/16/2025

U.S. House Republican leaders released a seven-week stopgap government funding bill that’s intended to avoid a shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. But GOP leaders opted not to negotiate the legislation with Democrats. https://buff.ly/fBrcNLT

U.S. House Republican leaders released a seven-week stopgap government funding bill that’s intended to avoid a shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.

An appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s request to move ahead with firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa...
09/16/2025

An appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s request to move ahead with firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, as the president tries to pressure the independent board to lower interest rates. https://buff.ly/VWBiKIP

If Trump is successful in removing Cook and is able to nominate a replacement, he could have a majority of Fed members who are aligned with his desire to lower interest rates to boost the economy.

Summit Carbon Solutions is asking Iowa to remove provisions from the company's carbon dioxide pipeline permit that requi...
09/16/2025

Summit Carbon Solutions is asking Iowa to remove provisions from the company's carbon dioxide pipeline permit that require regulatory approvals in South Dakota and North Dakota. Summit said the change would reflect that “additional options for storage and pathways to storage are developing and may provide a better solution.” https://buff.ly/YG01CXK

Via Iowa Capital Dispatch

Summit Carbon Solutions filed, on Monday, a petition for an amendment to its pipeline permit with the Iowa Utilities Commission.

President Donald Trump directed Tennessee’s National Guard to the Democratic-led city of Memphis, following similar acti...
09/15/2025

President Donald Trump directed Tennessee’s National Guard to the Democratic-led city of Memphis, following similar actions in the District of Columbia that Trump has said were needed to tackle crime.

It’s the latest test of Trump’s presidential powers in using the U.S. military domestically, despite a law that bars soldiers from partaking in local law enforcement.

"When these papers abruptly shut down, everybody in the community kind of realized that they actually missed their newsp...
09/15/2025

"When these papers abruptly shut down, everybody in the community kind of realized that they actually missed their newspaper, and they wanted it more than they were giving the paper credit for." Q&A with an executive from the company that reopened four newspapers in South Dakota ⬇️

The new owners of four recently shuttered South Dakota newspapers say the future is bright for local journalism in the state.

President Donald Trump’s administration said it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black c...
09/15/2025

President Donald Trump’s administration said it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges. The announcement came just days after the administration decided to gut and reprogram $350 million in discretionary funds that support minority-serving institutions. https://buff.ly/g33D2rM

President Donald Trump’s administration said it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges.

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