House committee passes bill to require Ten Commandments in SD public school classrooms
SB 51 will be heard in the House next week, and if it passes there, it will head to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk for final ...
Minnesota joins coalition of 7 Midwest states deciding when to reopen economy
The governors of seven mostly Midwestern states, including Minnesota, have formed a coalition to coordinate easing restrictions to reopen the economies they’ve shuttered in response to the ...
Fair-weather pets: These states have seen the biggest change in cats surrendered to shelters
Meowtel analyzed data from Shelter Animals Count's intake database to see how the share of cat surrenders changed in each ...
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Top SD environmental regulator says Biden-era law created ‘water renaissance’ in state
By Seth Tupper Though he didn’t credit the Biden administration by name, South Dakota’s top environmental official recently ...
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On Dakota prairie, home of Trump's DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy
Kristi Noem’s heated rhetoric on immigration belies a stark economic reality in her own state: With unemployment at 1.9% — ...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem confirmed as U.S. Homeland Security secretary
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the ...
Kristi Noem confirmed as secretary of homeland security
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the firebrand who gained a national spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic, was confirmed ...
RFK Jr. skipped meeting where officials planned fight against a future pandemic
Leaders from the Biden and Trump administration met last week to discuss how the new government would respond in the event of ...
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Single-family rentals hit record high prices, '41% over pre-pandemic norms,' Zillow reports
Single-family home rentals have reached a record high of 41% above pre-pandemic prices, rising to 20% more than multi-family apartment rentals, according to report from real estate company Zillow.
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On Dakota prairie, home of Trump’s DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy
She catapulted to national prominence in 2020 as South Dakota rejected COVID-19 restrictions and remained open for business during the pandemic. That year she also wooed Trump to Mount Rushmore ...
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'Roulette wheel': Bozeman author David Quammen, who predicted COVID-19 pandemic, on what's next
That changed in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought his prediction to life, thrusting Quammen into the spotlight as both scientists and the public began to value his insights. From sharing ...