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South Dakota News Watch is one of the few news organizations in the state with a full-time reporter who lives in Pierre. These stories explain how what happens in the Capitol impacts all residents, hold publicly elected leaders accountable, investigate complex issues and help voters make informed choices when they go to the polls through accurate, balanced reporting.
As more communities embrace tax increment financing, the tiff over TIFs heats up
Tax increment financing (TIF) districts have become a go-to tool for cities and counties to spur economic development. As the number of TIFs grows, so does the debate.
Citizens' fight highlights tax increment financing district debate
Conflicting answers to a residents' question about a TIF in Mitchell highlights concerns about if tax increment financing districts are being done correctly.
Projects that TIFs built: Counties using for housing, industry
To highlight some of the projects that tax increment financing districts have helped fund, here are 10 examples in South Dakota from the past 20 years.
Amid illegal immigration purge, new citizens are welcomed
At a celebration of new citizenship for immigrants held at Mount Rushmore hosted by Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, the ongoing national crackdown on illegal immigration was never mentioned.
Questions still unanswered after man killed during raid; officer-involved shooting data
Internal investigation still ongoing almost a year after a man was shot and killed by U.S. Marshals Service officers in Yankton Reservation.
With prison approved, attention turns to recidivism
While the $650 million project was a contentious issue, the need to help repeat offenders received a lot of agreement.
Legislature's prison vote this week caps decades of debate
Daylong special session will end with fifth vote on proposed men's facility. “The only way this prison will cost $1 billion is if we keep kicking the can down the road.”