South Dakota voters have choices to reshape state government
A trio of ballot measures could radically reshape South Dakota politics.
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South Dakota town embraces new immigrants vital to meat industry
As rural America sees its populations shrink, one town in South Dakota is embracing new communities, including Karen people, an ethnic minority from Myanmar. Home to Dakota Provisions - a turkey processing plant that produces 200 million pounds of turkey…
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How South Dakota is luring attorneys to remote areas
As more and more states struggle with declining rural populations, these areas are experiencing an acute challenge in hiring and retaining lawyers. PBS NewsHour Weekend correspondent Christopher Booker travels to South Dakota to find out about a state program that…
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South Dakota considers legislating transgender access to restrooms
South Dakota would become the first state to restrict transgender students’ access to restrooms if Gov. Dennis Daugaard signs a controversial bill passed by the state Congress. The bill would require transgender students in public schools use only restrooms that…
SAN FRANCISCO — In clashes over which restrooms and locker rooms transgender students should use, the U.S. Department of Education has warned public schools that a 1970s sex discrimination law makes it illegal to deny them access to the facilities…
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced Wednesday that he would meet with transgender students and LGBT activists before making a decision to sign into law a bill that would restrict transgender students’ access to restrooms in public school.
President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address on the eastern end of the state at a two-year technical institute, a chance to promote his proposal for free community college and to become the fourth president to set foot on…
In "Border States," her first published collection of poetry, published in November, Jane Hoogestraat's native state of South Dakota and her current home of Missouri, are as front and center as their geography.
South Dakota polls are closing an hour later than planned. Photo by Flickr user Ken Lund No results from the much-watched South Dakota U.S. Senate race will be released until an hour after the polls were originally…
