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SEARCHLIGHT NEWS
South Dakota regulators approved a rate increase that will add about $16 to the typical Black Hills Energy residential customer’s monthly electric bill. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
By Joshua Haiar
South Dakota utility regulators unanimously approved a rate increase Wednesday that will add about $16 to the typical Black Hills Energy residential customer’s monthly electric bill, while an additional request from the company to add a $20 surcharge is pending.
By Joshua Haiar
South Dakota’s soon-to-be-former U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson began a statewide speaker series Thursday aimed at encouraging civil discourse, critical thinking and long-term solutions to some of the country’s greatest challenges.
FROM STATES NEWSROOM
U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks at a final rally before the 2026 midterm elections at the Oliver-Dunn Acadome at Alabama State University in Montgomery on Nov. 2, 2026. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)
By Jonathan Shorman
Alabama Republicans had hoped Rep. Shomari Figures would deliver a concession speech on Tuesday night after the state legislature redrew his district to be more GOP-friendly.
Instead, the Democrat declared victory — winning nearly 54% of the vote.
D.C. NEWS
Still focused on D.C. projects, Trump signs order preserving Oval Office | Ariana Figueroa
NATIONAL NEWS
Sixth measles-associated death in Pa. recorded in Jefferson County | Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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