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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.
Poll Part 2: Why some South Dakotans are pessimistic about the future
Long-standing economic hardships have prevented a sizable segment of the South Dakota population from achieving financial stability and prosperity, and those hurdles have resulted in a sense of pessimism for what awaits future generations, according to two experts who study the state economy.
State and federal data routinely show that:
New poll reveals economic pessimism and dissatisfaction with democratic institutions
As the state emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, some residents of South Dakota are uneasy about what life holds for future generations and have only limited confidence in the effectiveness of some democratic institutions.
The findings are part of a large set of results from a recent poll of 500
Civics/history Part 2: How new civics and history program will be developed
If all goes as planned, South Dakota public school teachers and students should find it easier to teach and learn social studies topics in the coming years.
The proposed South Dakota Civics and History Initiative is just getting started, but hopes are high that the effort will result in deeper,
Educators and historians want politics kept out of new history and civics initiative
Educators, historians and some elected officials are urging South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and the state Department of Education to keep politics and personal bias out of the process to develop a new and enhanced civics and history initiative for public K-12 schools across the state.
In her State of
Medical marijuana in Oklahoma: ‘A mess’ or a potential model for South Dakota?
As South Dakota moves forward on creating a regulatory system for medical marijuana by the end of 2021, some people have looked to Oklahoma for guidance on how — or how not to — develop a functioning framework.
Oklahoma voters approved the legal sale, possession and use of medical marijuana on a
How medical marijuana is playing out among South Dakota’s neighbors
If medical marijuana becomes legal starting July 1, 2021, in South Dakota, as proposed so far, the state will join 36 other U.S. states where medicinal pot is legal, including neighboring states North Dakota, Montana and Minnesota.
Nebraska does not allow marijuana in any form, while Iowa has a
Lawmaker: South Dakota can implement medical marijuana program by November
Despite failed attempts by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to delay implementation of a medical marijuana program, a legislative leader on marijuana issues believes the state can be ready to roll out its first prescriptions for legal pot by Nov. 18, 2021, as scheduled.
Noem said the state needed more