PIERRE, S.D.— Law students, legal professionals and others interested in better understanding trauma-informed approaches in legal proceedings will have the opportunity to learn from local and national experts on April 4, 2024.The third annual Legal Workshop presented...
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Baltic School District adds wrestling to 2024-2025 school year
Sara Stadem | Editor The Baltic School District will kick off their 2024-2025 sports season with an exciting addition: a wrestling program. Baltic School District (BSD) will be offering wrestling for the first year as of next school year, according to Baltic School...
Commission hears presentation on county ambulance services
Pictured is Minnehaha County Ambulance Quality Assurance Director Dr. Jeff Luther. (Photo/Dave Baumeister) Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – At the Tuesday commission meeting, Minnehaha County Ambulance Quality Assurance Director Dr. Jeff Luther...
$352 million for clean water in South Dakota
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced $6 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand access to clean drinking water, replace lead pipes, improve wastewater infrastructure, and remove PFAS contamination in water in every single...
Gov. Noem signs bills to promote public health into law
PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem signed five bills to promote public health into law.“These bills will keep South Dakotans safe and healthy,” said Governor Noem. “When xylazine, otherwise known as the ‘zombie’ drug, is mixed with fentanyl, it makes an already...
Gov. Noem signs E15 Fuel Tax Refund into law
Signs Six Other Bills PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem held a bill signing ceremony for SB 78, which provides for an E15 fuel tax refund.“Renewable fuels are a very important part of America’s all-of-the-above energy supply, and ethanol is vital to South Dakota’s...
Week 7 2024 South Dakota Legislature Report
Randy Gross | 25th District Representative “Local Control” is a term used in a variety of circumstances. Just what is local control? When the Federal Government passes laws or makes rules, states often claim that local control is being ignored. This may be a valid...
IRS needs to do more to protect taxpayer data
Sen. John Thune In 2022, Congress passed the No TikTok on Government Devices Act. As its name suggests, this law bans TikTok on government devices due to the significant security risks that the app poses. This was an important step to protect sensitive data and...
Preserving our partnerships
The Select Committee on the China meeting with Taiwan’s leaders. (Photo/Submitted) Rep. Dusty Johnson BIG News This week, I traveled to Taiwan with the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. It was a productive trip, meeting with Taiwan’s leaders to identify...
Career Technical Education Month
Quarrier Corner Mr. Tom Wolff | Vo-Ag Teacher Career Technical Education month is a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value and grams across the country. When President Woodrow Wilson signed the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education...