PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The S.D. Legislature’s Marijuana Interim Study Committee met on Wednesday. President of the South Dakota State Medical Association, Benjamin Aaker talked about the health benefits & risks of medical marijuana. Aaker told the committee medical marijuana can be used to decrease nausea and vomiting following cheomtherapy. Aaker told how medical marijuana can help… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- On June 26th South Dakota will end participation in national pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs. Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman says the termination affects three federal government programs being used in the state. Hultman says people currently receiving unemployment should continue to file their weekly request for payment through the week ending June… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Plenty of questions remain about President Joe Biden’s 30-by-30 plan.  The President wants to conserve 30-percent of U-S land and freshwater along with 30-percent of U-S ocean area by the year 2030.  U-S Senator Mike Rounds says he and fellow South Dakota Senator John Thune have sent letters to the Secretaries of Ag… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Yankton City Commissioners debated details of a proposed ordinance to control the sale of medical marijuana. At a work session ahead of their regular meeting Monday night, City Attorney Ross Den Herder talked about how they see a medical marijuana dispensary operating. Den Herder says a dispensary will have to operate an extensive… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)-  On Tuesday, June 1st the South Dakota Redistricting Committee will be getting together in Pierre.  District 3 Representative Drew Dennert is on that committee and gave us a preview. The US Census credit South Dakota with the population of 886, 667.  The state is setup in 35 districts.  Dennert tells us the target… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Raising pay is one-way employers can attract the workers they need. That was a topic extensively discussed by the Governors Board of Economic Advisors at their meeting in Pierre last week. Board member David Chicoine says other board members talked about their experiences in raising wages. Chicoine, former President of South Dakota State… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Yankton City Commissioners debated details of a proposed ordinance to control the sale of medical marijuana. At a work session ahead of their regular meeting last Monday night, City Attorney Ross Den Herder talked about how they see a medical marijuana dispensary operating. Den Herder says a dispensary will have to operate an… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem asked the South Dakota Board of Regents to set policies that preserve honest, patriotic education throughout South Dakota’s institutions of higher learning. You can read the her letter, which was sent to each individual member of the Board, here. “As governor, I have become increasingly concerned about… Read more »