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Teacher shortage worsens in South Dakota due to politics, low pay and lack of respect
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConcern over the future of the teaching profession in South Dakota has led to more aggressive...
Gov. Kristi Noem replaces Aberdeen superintendent with local businessman on Board of Ed Standards
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday night she appointed a local businessman to take the place of a...
Dakota State celebrates 40 years of STEM mission and envisions 40 years into future
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 3 months ago"Your mission... is to continue to inspire, innovate and ignite the flames of curiosity and...
Promises made, promises kept? Legislators explain grocery tax cut considerations
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 11—SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — After being elected to serve as the governor of South Dakota, Dennis Daugaard in 2011 made serious cuts to the budget — almost 10% across the board — in order to ...
Property taxes, sales taxes on a collision course in South Dakota
South Dakota Searchlight via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIn the last legislative session, lawmakers weren’t able to agree on any significant changes to the...
Harvey Wollman, former SD governor, teacher, 'citizen-legislator,' dies at 87
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 19—SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Harvey Wollman, who served as the 26th governor of South Dakota, died of natural causes on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the age of 87, his family announced. Wollman joined ...
South Dakota legislative round-up: 5 items you missed this week
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 17—PIERRE, S.D. — The days in the South Dakota State Capitol continue marching. This week, the sixth of nine full weeks in session, was a bit of a transitory experience. Gone were the fourth ...
Seven years later, wind farm tax change still irks some South Dakota landowners
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 5—WHITE LAKE, S.D. — Jim Headley thought the terms of the Prairie Winds wind farm were straightforward. While he and other landowners who allowed turbines on their property would get healthy ...
SD Gov. Noem brings back foster scholarship, sidestepping lawmakers with federal funds
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 23—PIERRE, S.D. — Gov. Kristi Noem is planning to use pandemic-era federal funds to make good on a program offering educational aid to foster families in South Dakota. However, some lawmakers ...