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Need-based financial aid program in the works for South Dakota

November 8th, 2017

121 South Dakota is one of the only states that doesn't offer a need-based financial aid program. The South Dakota Board of Regents has been working on a...

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Looking back: Daugaard grateful for time as governor

October 4th, 2017

85 Alumnus Dennis Daugaard is in his final term as governor of South Dakota. Daugaard grew up on a farm between Garretson and Dell Rapids, SD. Daugaard said he went to a...

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Marijuana policy advocates gather signatures for 2018 ballot initiatives

April 19th, 2017

803 Legal marijuana use may be a possibility for South Dakotans in the near future if two ballot initiatives aiming at both recreational and medical access are...

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New law aims to make it easier to prosecute sex traffickers

March 21st, 2017

194 It's about to be easier for prosecutors to take on sex-trafficking cases in South Dakota. House Bill 1118, signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard on March 10, will eliminate...

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No more S.D. travel for San Francisco city employees

March 21st, 2017

100 In response to the passage of SB 149 in Pierre, a law that extends legal protection to religious adoption agencies, the city of San Francisco has decided it will no...

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House Bill 1072 would move S.D. to 'Constitutional carry'

February 28th, 2017

675 A bill that would eliminate the concealed carry permit process for South Dakota residents is scheduled for a hearing in the state Senate Wednesday. House Bill 1072...

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USD professors denounce recent science bill

February 21st, 2017

220 A bill that allows school teachers to teach the "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theories in classrooms, titled "An Act to protect the teaching of certain...

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USD students voice their opinions of IM 22

January 31st, 2017

248 UPDATE - South Dakota Senate members voted to approve House Bill 1069 to repeal IM 22 with a vote of 27 to 8, on Wednesday night. The approval of HB 1069 disappointed...

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Local state candidates talk policy issues at town hall debate

October 25th, 2016

82 Candidates running for the Clay County House and Senate seats were involved in a townhall-style debate on Tuesday. The candidates running for the Democratic House are...

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USD student announces candidacy for state House of Representatives