Makenzie Huber

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Milbank goes out on a limb to save ash trees from invasive beetle

Early voting for the June 2 election will be delayed

State, local officials disagree on path forward amid delay in early voting

Governor vetoes home care regulation bill

South Dakota governor signs budget bills, including one to fund state Capitol restoration

Lawmakers adopt $7.5 billion budget with 1.4 percent increase for schools, state workers, health providers

Governor signs bill authorizing spending federal rural health funding

South Dakota House stops proposal asking voters to repeal Medicaid expansion

State opts into Trump’s education tax credit program

Legislative committee finalizes benefit cut for needy families

Governor seeks nominations after District 1 lawmaker resigns

Two state officials follow Noem to Homeland Security

Planning ahead for water projects: SD lawmaker wins endorsement for special fund

Bill tying school administrator salaries to teacher pay passes committee

Bill eliminating out-of-pocket breast cancer screening costs fails in committee

Rival SD school choice bills both fail in Education Committee

Flexibility fuels surge in alternative schooling, while critics point to lack of accountability

Native kids remain overrepresented in foster system

Board awards $10.5 million in federal, $760,000 in state funds to affordable housing projects

Restoring faded memories: Volunteers labor to refurbish historical markers across state

SD teacher salaries increase nearly 6%, but gap in pay and state funding remains

South Dakota scores above neighboring states, national average on ACT

SD scores above neighboring states, national average on ACT

Challenger criticizes congressman for celebrating project after voting against some of its funding

State board okays study of potential 911 consolidation

Proposed changes to Indigenous education standards available for public comment

Kennedy submits signatures to appear on South Dakota presidential ballot

Petitions filed to refer carbon pipeline law to ballot, Summit plans to reapply for SD permit

Legislative committee studies rise of property taxes

Grocery tax repeal validated for the ballot

State housing development group launches homebuying assistance program for recent grads

Rapid City, Sioux Falls get creative with child care grants

‘We can’t exist without child care’

Cities and schools see new opportunities to partner on child care with state grants

Company with $36 million SD 911 contract says outage caused by Missouri light pole installation

Group says it’s filing petition signatures to put grocery tax repeal on ballot