PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has eight bills left for his consideration from the 2015 legislative session’s main run. Daugaard signed a flurry of bills on Thursday, including the state budget for the year beginning on July 1. He has approved every bill that originated in the House and is now reviewing Senate […]
WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — Hadley Gjerde is not your typical political activist. To start with, she’s extremely shy. When she speaks, she looks down at her lap, grins nervously, and plays with her fingers, her soft little voice barely audible. But sometimes she makes her point as clearly and concisely as old Abe Lincoln, himself. […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a bill that would mandate that certain insurance plans cover a costly but effective treatment for children with autism. Daugaard signed the measure on Thursday. The Legislature last week passed the compromise measure that would require certain insurance plans to pay for applied behavior […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a measure to increase the amount of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship for new recipients. Daugaard signed the proposal on Thursday. The measure allows incoming South Dakota students to receive up to $1,300 for their first three years of college and up to $2,600 for […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a $4.3 billion budget that gives extra state funding increases to education, state employees and health care providers despite having less money available to spend than previously expected. Daugaard signed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Thursday. The Legislature voted last week to pass […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The brother of an imprisoned leader of a polygamous sect wants to double the amount of water available to the group’s compound in South Dakota, prompting concern by neighbors and law enforcement about a possible influx of members being displaced from an enclave on the Utah-Arizona border. Seth Jeffs, the […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Division of Motor Vehicles says people who register or renew vehicles on or before March 31 will pay the current fee, not a higher fee that goes into effect April 1. The agency clarified its stance after county treasurers said they were told to charge the higher fee if […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The plastic red hotel will still ruin you, but instead of advancing to Boardwalk to face your demise, you’ll take a long walk off a short Pierre … or rather pier. Pierre, the tiny South Dakota capital pronounced “peer” by its roughly 14,000 residents, will hold the top spot in a […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — City officials in Sioux Falls are considering putting a moratorium on billboards until they can figure out a way to make everyone happy with a new zoning ordinance. The Argus Leader newspaper reports ( ) that the ordinance enacted about a year ago has enabled businesses that move off the […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of bankers suggests a weakening economy lies ahead for rural parts of 10 Midwestern and Western states. The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index for March sank to 43.6, its lowest level since February 2010. Last month’s figure was 46.4. Creighton University economics Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and […]
