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SDBOR freezes in-state tuition, gives name to sports complex

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Good Samaritan Bill signed by Daugaard, becomes law Campus

Good Samaritan Bill signed by Daugaard, becomes law

March 29th, 2016680 After more than five years of discussion in Pierre, the Good Samaritan Bill has finally been signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard this month. House Bill 1078 grants immunity from arrest for certain alcohol-related offenses to underage persons who assist someone in need of emergency assistance or who are themselves in need of emergency...
Scam targets USD student emails, 80 accounts infected Campus

Scam targets USD student emails, 80 accounts infected

March 22nd, 2016198 We need our students to help us keep this network secure. The things we can't patch is people. An email phishing scam tricked dozens of USD students over spring break. Information Technology Services said a phishing message was sent to students March 6. The email told students that their mailbox exceeded its storage limits and...
Daugaard vetoes 'Transgender Bathroom Bill' State/Local

Daugaard vetoes 'Transgender Bathroom Bill'

March 1st, 2016140 Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed the so-called "Transgender Bathroom Bill" on Tuesday afternoon. The bill would have required transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex at birth. "House Bill 1008 does not address any pressing issue concerning the school districts of South Dakota," Daugaard said in...
Legislators flip flop on S.D. teacher pay increase Campus

Legislators flip flop on S.D. teacher pay increase

February 23rd, 201682 Governor Dennis Daugaard’s plan to raise teacher pay is moving forward to the South Dakota Senate, after the bill initially failed by one vote in the House of Representatives last week. The half-cent sales tax hike passed a revote Monday 47-21, which hit the required two-thirds majority needed for tax hikes. “Thank you to the...
Transgender bathroom bill heads to Daugaard for decision State/Local

Transgender bathroom bill heads to Daugaard for decision

February 17th, 201628 The South Dakota Legislature returned from Presidents’ Day recess and made national news Tuesday by becoming the first state to pass legislation aimed at limiting transgender students’ use of restrooms. “What a sad day for South Dakota,” tweeted Libby Skarin, the ACLU of South Dakota Policy Director. The so-called “bathroom...
Deadline passes for SD bill introductions State/Local

Deadline passes for SD bill introductions

February 10th, 201633 It’s debate time in Pierre. The period to introduce bills in the South Dakota Legislature has closed, and Gov. Dennis Daugaard already signed his first bill in the 2016 legislative session Monday. The bill, soon-to-be law, will give a rebate of sorts to state and local government to enter into contracts that create energy efficiency...
Pierre tackles South Dakota teacher pay State/Local

Pierre tackles South Dakota teacher pay

January 26th, 2016180 Gov. Dennis Daugaard is leading the charge to get South Dakota out of last place when it comes to teacher pay. “This is the year to act,” Daugaard said in his State of the State address Jan. 12. A task force commissioned by Daugaard found that South Dakota’s average teacher pay was $11,888, a year lower than the average of the...
Doctor: Dress warmly or put ‘yourself at risk’ amidst cold temperatures State/Local

Doctor: Dress warmly or put ‘yourself at risk’ amidst cold temperatures

January 23rd, 2016139 With sub-zero temperatures that the winter season brings, there also comes extra reminders about being cautious when going outside. While it’s not rare in Vermillion to find temperatures creep near -10 or -20 degrees, the bitter cold can be shocking on the body. Beth Lapka, an emergency medicine physician at the Sanford USD Medical...
USD alumnus assumes powerful US House of Representatives position Campus

USD alumnus assumes powerful US House of Representatives position

November 10th, 2015498 USD alumnus Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, became one of the most powerful members of Congress last week. “Out of 435 members in the House of Representatives, he is definitely in the top 10 most powerful people, perhaps the top five,” political science instructor Mary Pat Bierle said. Brady was elected in a private meeting by House...
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