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2023 South Dakota Legislative Session update by District 24 Senator Jim Mehlhaff
2023 SD Legislative Session - Week 9, It's a Wrap by Jim Mehlhaff, District 24 Senator (March 13, 2023). Well my first legislative session as your District 24 Senator is a wrap. Though I experienced s...
Jody Heemstra Mar 14, 2023
The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has snarled summer plans for would-be travelers around the world. Somewhere around March, people who thought they were renewing or ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 06, 2023
North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police in DUI stop gets unsupervised probation and $1,000 fine
JANUARY 19, 2024: BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to s...
Jody Heemstra Jan 19, 2024
South Dakota Housing awards nearly $30 million for affordable housing efforts; Developments in Kimball and Murdo among those getting funding
South Dakota Housing's Board of Commissioners has awarded (Dec. 12, 2023) nearly $30 million to assist South Dakotans with newly constructed multifamily housing, single family housing, multifamily reh...
Jody Heemstra Dec 16, 2023
Bison's relocation to Native lands revives a spiritual bond
NOVEMBER 22, 2022: BULL HOLLOW, Okla. (AP) - Bison nearly vanished from the Great Plains. Decades later, there's a nationwide resurgence of Indigenous tribes seeking to reconnect with the humpbacked, ...
Jody Heemstra Nov 22, 2022
USDA providing monies for climate-smart commodities, rural projects partnerships in South Dakota
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the first pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding opportunity, with projects fro...
Jody Heemstra Sep 15, 2022
Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
MARCH 28, 2024, UPDATE: NEW YORK (AP) - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a cryptocurrency fraud that a prosecutor has described as one of the biggest financia...
Jody Heemstra Mar 28, 2024
Education Department opens investigation into Harvard's legacy admissions
JULY 25, 2023: BOSTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University's policies on legacy admissions, which give an edge to applicants with family ties to ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 26, 2023 Karen Neoh / CC
Where will you be for the April 8 total solar eclipse? There's still time to grab a spot
MARCH 2, 2024: NEW YORK (AP) - There are just a few weeks left to pick your spot to see the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, in North America. The eclipse first hits Mexico's Pacific coast, cuts ...
Jody Heemstra Mar 02, 2024
Noem signs budget bills, bringing total to 233 signed this legislative session with no vetoes
MARCH 20, 2024: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed HB 1259 and SB 52 into law, which make up the budget for the State of South Dakota for the remainder of fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 20...
Jody Heemstra Mar 20, 2024