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A new CNBC study ranks South Dakota in the lower half of the country overall for business in 2025. Some state leaders aren’t taking the rank as a negative, but as a goal to move forward.
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SDPB asked Gov. Larry Rhoden about potential impacts of an immigration crackdown on farm workers.
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The surplus included $41 million in higher-than-expected revenue and $22 million in spending below what was budgeted, state officials said Monday.
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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says mass deportations of undocumented immigrants will be done everywhere, including farm country. She says the plan is to have a 100% American workforce. However, those in the ag industry question what this would look like in practice.
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Although the Republican primary is 11 months out, South Dakota’s governor race is beginning to take form.
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The state’s prison system is overcrowded. As a result, the state has been looking at options to move forward. That includes both building new facilities and keying in on potential reforms to lower recidivism rates.
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Paula A. Kerger is president and chief executive officer of PBS, the nation's largest non-commercial media organization. She discusses the current threat to previously allocated federal funds for public broadcasting.
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Gov. Larry Rhoden is appointing an agriculture advocate to fill an empty legislative seat.
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In regard to whether the state needs a new penitentiary, the head of South Dakota’s prison system says “we don’t have an option.”
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President Donald Trump's budget bill will enact much of his domestic agenda. Our Dakota Political Junkies discuss how the tax and program cuts could be felt here at home.
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Legislators are recommending a men’s state prison in Sioux Falls, and with it comes a maximum $650 million price tag.The state has two Sioux Falls sites on the table to choose from.
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This raise was previously negotiated, though questions in the political process held the change up from its expected July 1 deadline. That drew critique from advocates for city employees.