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Poll: Trump has sizable lead in South Dakota but shy of 2016 and 2020 numbers
Trump is at 50%, well ahead of President Biden’s 31% in the News Watch poll, while Robert Kennedy Jr. pulled in 11%.
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.
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.
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."
SD Senate's GOP power balance at stake: 5 primary races to watch
Republican Party divide between establishment and far-right factions comes to a head in June 4 primary elections. Here's what to watch for.