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High diesel fuel costs hurting truckers and farmers in South Dakota
Record high prices for unleaded gasoline are getting much of the attention from the public and politicians across the country right now, but an even bigger financial impact is being felt by truckers and farmers in South Dakota who are paying far more at the pump than usual for diesel
Skyrocketing housing costs adding to financial burdens of renters in South Dakota
Steadily rising rents across South Dakota are adding further financial hardship to renters who are already facing record gas prices, rising costs for food and utilities and inflationary increases in the overall cost of living.
The rising rents are forcing some potential renters to make tough choices, such as taking
High gas prices not expected to slow down South Dakota tourism industry in 2022
Even though fuel prices have hit an all-time high, state officials and business operators in the South Dakota tourism industry remain optimistic that the summer of 2022 will be another record-setting season for visitors and revenues.
Tourism industry experts say the post-COVID desire to travel, South Dakota’s wide variety
Special report part 2: CO2 pipelines could affect the land, lives and livelihoods of SD property owners
Editor’s note: This article was produced through a partnership between South Dakota News Watch and the Solutions Journalism Network, a national non-profit group that supports rigorous journalism about responses to problems. This is Part 2 of a two-part series; Part 1 published on May 2, 2022.
Peggy Hoogestraat is
Special report: Proposed CO2 pipelines thrust South Dakota into billion-dollar debate over carbon capture technology and climate change
Editor’s note: This article was produced through a partnership between South Dakota News Watch and the Solutions Journalism Network, a national non-profit group that supports rigorous journalism about responses to problems. This is Part 1 of a two-part series; Part 2 publishes May 10, 2022.
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Federal money provides much-needed boost to capacity of Lewis & Clark water system
The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System, which serves Sioux Falls and other population centers in eastern South Dakota, has received a record amount of federal funding at just the right time to accommodate surging populations and drought conditions.
The new money will move the original system closer to full
South Dakota returns millions in unused housing assistance funds to federal government
South Dakota has sent millions of dollars of unused COVID-19 housing assistance funds — allocated to help low-income renters — back to the federal government, mainly because not enough people applied for help.
As of early January 2022, the state had received about $271 million in federal funding to pay rent and