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South Dakota would jump eight places in teacher pay rankings by meeting its own target
In recent years, the gap between the target teacher salary and the average teacher salary in South Dakota widened. The target ...
Passage of federal Medicaid work requirements leads SD to withdraw its own proposal
The federal work requirements will mandate that those between the ages of 19 and 65 who rely on the program work, volunteer ...
Senator reintroduces AI regulation bill during first hearing as chair of subcommittee
He made the remarks during his first hearing as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Securities, ...
Para-to-teacher program produces 41 educators across 31 districts
Of the 59 graduates so far from a two-year-old teacher apprenticeship program, 41 have signed teaching contracts and are ...
SD providers hope over $500 million for rural health care offsets expected Medicaid coverage losses
Changes to Medicaid could leave thousands of South Dakotans uninsured and impair an already fragile rural health care system, advocates worry. But a concurrent $50 billion in federal funding for rural ...
Rounds wins Trump endorsement after playing deal-making role in rescinding public media funds
Rounds, a Republican former governor, is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate. He’s up for reelection next year.
Amazon is building a second facility in Sioux Falls. Here's what we know:
Sioux Falls is building another Amazon facility at Foundation Park in the northwestern part of the city — this time, a ...
Open Meetings Commission finds two local boards violated South Dakota law
A state commission found Monday in Pierre that two local government bodies violated the notification provisions of the state’s open meetings law.