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South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke participates in a press conference Oct. 12, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Sombke and the Farmers Union are calling for a fuel tax holiday in the state. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)
By Meghan O’Brien
As further complications arose Thursday around actions meant to ease the burden of high diesel prices, the South Dakota Farmers Union asked the governor and state lawmakers to call a special legislative session to approve a state fuel tax holiday.
“The governor says this all the time, that agriculture is king, and you hear it from legislators as well,” said South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke. “So, then let’s treat it as such, and let’s make sure that we take care of it as such.”
By John Hult
A South Dakota state senator was cited for driving under the influence this week, marking the third time criminal charges for a state lawmaker have come to light in the space of four months.
Leola Republican Mark Lapka, 45, was cited for driving under the influence between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, McPherson County State’s Attorney Austin Hoffman confirmed to South Dakota Searchlight.
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Voters angry over the rising cost of groceries and other items due to tariffs could be expressing their dissatisfaction in the midterm elections. (Photo by Ming Tang Tung/Getty Images)
By Ashley Murray
A growing number of voters are taking their anger about affordability to the polls this midterm election and blaming President Donald Trump’s tariffs as a culprit for rising expenses, polls show.
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