Stu Whitney

Stu Whitney

Total 139 Posts
  • Sioux Falls, SD
Title: investigative reporter; expertise: politics, justice, education, health care, demographics, immigration, sports; language spoken: English; contact: 605-759-4576 / stu.whitney@sdnewswatch.org

Poll: Nearly half of South Dakotans have unfavorable view of Noem

“Some of the issues coming out of the book not only damaged her national ambitions, but they put a serious damper on any statewide ambitions she might have had.”

Timeline of Noem's book launch: 'They're attacking me like crazy'

The national profile of the second-term Republican governor has certainly been raised, but even usually friendly conservative media outlooks took her to task.

US Senate confirms Theeler, Schulte as federal district judges

Camela Theeler will be assigned to the Western Division in Rapid City, while Eric Schulte will work the Central Division in Pierre.

US Postal Service pauses downgrade of South Dakota mail operations

The original Sioux Falls plan, finalized April 30 by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, involved shifting non-local mail operations in South Dakota’s largest city to a facility in Omaha, Nebraska.

Recreational pot campaign makes another ballot run in South Dakota

What's different this time and how it's an issue-rich election with abortion, open primaries and a grocery tax repeal also likely on the fall ballot. And voters will decide whether to impose a work requirement for Medicaid and remove male-only references in state documents.

Immigration hurdles harm labor trafficking crackdown: 'We've only scratched the surface'

South Dakota's agricultural, construction and tourism industries draw people and companies seeking profit through the involuntary servitude of others.

US Postal Service downgrades South Dakota mail operations

Rural areas and cities impacted: "If you drop a letter in the mailbox, whether it’s going to Sioux Falls, Brandon or Texas, it’s going to go down to Omaha."
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