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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A House bill endorsed by both parties seeks to disclose the security costs for Gov. Kristi Noem’s travel on behalf of former President Donald Trump’s campaign last year. Requests for the information by The Associated Press and other media outlets have been rejected with officials citing security concerns. Republican Rep. Taffy… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference call at 11:30 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live on 930-102.1 KSDN.
GROTON, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 82nd Annual Carnival of Silver Skates takes place on Sunday, Jan. 31 in Groton. Lindsey Tietz, Chairperson of the event, talked about this year’s program. Cost is $3 per person for the afternoon show. There is no cost to attend the evening performance. She said there will be nearly 100… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Senate Republicans and Democrats reached agreement on continuation of the filibuster as part of the Democrats taking majority control. The Senate is split 50 – 50 and Vice President Kamala Harris will be the tie breaker as President of the Senate. South Dakota Senator John Thune gave a floor speech talking… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican lawmakers have revived a proposed law that would have banned people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates. A House committee earlier rejected the bill that LGBTQ advocates decried as an attack on transgender people. Republicans in the House forced the bill to be brought to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is co-sponsoring a bill that would establish the “2020 Bipartisan Advisory Committee” to look at the integrity of the November elections and make recommendations for improvements to the states. Rounds says the committee would look for best practices. Rounds says there were issues in some states… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota State Fair officials and others are working on a major project to replace the State Fair’s livestock complex which was destroyed by an October fire. That’s the priority for newly elected State Fair Commission Chairman Faron Wahl of Sioux Falls. He says fundraising for the new complex is in… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A bill that would extend the length of permits for confined animal feeding operations in South Dakota has cleared the Senate Chamber. S-B 52 would double the renewal timeframe for a CAFO to 10 years from the current five. Prime sponsor, Senator Mary Duvall of Pierre says the South Dakota permit has no wiggle room… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Farm Bureau is working on health care legislation with State Senator Gary Cammack (ka-MACK) of Union Center. Lobbyist Mike Held says they’re backing Senate Bill 87 which would authorize South Dakota Farm Bureau to offer a health benefit plan under a self-funded arrangement through a licensed third-party administrator.… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (DRG News) – When you think of the things you regularly see at the annual Rodeo Rapid City event, human and animal athletes, spectators, judges, vendors and more likely come to mind. However, there’s one thing that’s consistently been there for over a decade that you may not think about– the dirt… Read more »
