In the days following the 2012 election, a majority of states filed petitions with the White House asking to secede from the Union. One of those states was South Dakota. Although the petitions don’t do much more than earn a response from the White House, the symbolic acts have opened up a national dialogue.
Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.