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A voter fills out a ballot at a Brandon polling place during the runoff election for the South Dakota Republican nomination for governor on July 28, 2026. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)
By Makenzie Huber
Julian Winchester didn’t know he was one of South Dakota’s nearly 6,000 federal-only voters, let alone what that means, until South Dakota Searchlight found his name on the list and called him this month.
The Lake Area Technical College student registered through a voter registration drive on the Watertown campus this fall.
By Joshua Haiar
South Dakota’s Board of Economic Development voted Tuesday to authorize up to $6.1 million in tax rebates for the state’s largest wind energy project.
The $750 million, 333-megawatt wind farm will span about 110 square miles of private land, located north of Philip and 85 miles east of Rapid City.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture webpage explains the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program, which provides grocery benefits for families with eligible school-age children. (Photo by South Dakota Searchlight)
By John Hult
Thirty-four South Dakota organizations and businesses have asked Gov. Larry Rhoden to support a program that offers debit cards for food to low-income families during the summer months.
The program is federally funded, but is administered by states.
By Joshua Haiar
The South Dakota Housing Development Authority is starting a temporary program to give down-payment assistance to homebuyers.
The authority will launch its Give Me Five program on Nov. 2, lending qualifying homebuyers a down payment equal to 5% of their mortgage.
By Meghan O’Brien
PIERRE — Supporters of South Dakota’s medical marijuana industry clashed with a state oversight committee Tuesday about speakers invited to address the group.
The Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee is led by state lawmakers and also includes representatives of healthcare professions, a medical marijuana patient and law enforcement.
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A construction worker wields a hammer on the job at the Mill Creek Residential project in Paramus, N.J., in May 2026. (Photo by Tim Henderson/Stateline)
By Tim Henderson
A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers.
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