Legislators plan bills to help Piedmont residents in mine fight
Lawmakers hope to strengthen lax mining laws that allow some companies to get a license to mine anywhere in the state without public notification or input. Attorney who helped with carbon pipeline has been hired.
Fact brief: Is Trump the first president to have Rapid City statue installed while in office?
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Showing our math: The numbers behind the latest poll
South Dakota News Watch and the Chiesman Center at USD poll summaries, stories, demographics and methodology.
Fact brief: Are South Dakota police departments using automatic license plate readers?
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Monument could lose millions due to Sanford Health expansion
Monument CEO says competing campus in Rapid City jeopardizes $40 million annually and other revenue. "I don't think the population is growing fast enough for what they plan to build."
Poll: Confidence in government shows large partisan divides
South Dakota voters have low confidence in the U.S. presidency and Congress but high confidence in state government. Drilling into the numbers shows large partisan divides.
Fact brief: Is South Dakota one of the easiest states to acquire residency?
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