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US Rep. Dusty Johnson announces he's entering race to become South Dakota governor
Read full article: US Rep. Dusty Johnson announces he's entering race to become South Dakota governorSouth Dakota’s lone member of the U.S. House, Dusty Johnson, has announced that he is entering the race to become South Dakota governor in the 2026 election.
South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition
Read full article: South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local oppositionOfficials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump’s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore.
South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade
Read full article: South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decadeSouth Dakota is on a path to invest $2 billion into its corrections facilities in the next decade as a result of its stringent crime laws.
South Dakota governor signs anti-transgender bathroom bill
Read full article: South Dakota governor signs anti-transgender bathroom billSouth Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill into law Friday that restricts transgender people's use of communal facilities that align with their gender identity in schools and state buildings.
South Dakota law raises questions about future of massive Midwest pipeline
Read full article: South Dakota law raises questions about future of massive Midwest pipelineA new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon capture pipelines challenges the viability of a proposed project snaking through five Midwest states.
Freedom Caucus in Wyoming claims victory with approval of most priorities
Read full article: Freedom Caucus in Wyoming claims victory with approval of most prioritiesFreedom Caucus leaders in the Wyoming House of Representatives are claiming victory after a legislative session in which most of their priorities got passed.
New South Dakota law threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for Midwest
Read full article: New South Dakota law threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for MidwestSouth Dakota's governor has signed a bill into law that bans the taking of private property for building carbon dioxide pipelines.
States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump's immigration crackdown
Read full article: States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump's immigration crackdownRepublican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.