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State debt collection strategy includes hundreds of potential driver’s license suspensions per month
by John Hult
A South Dakota state agency requests an average of 249 driver’s license suspensions per month as part of its efforts to collect debts owed to state government, a legislative oversight panel heard Tuesday. The figure hasn’t changed much in recent years, and many of the debtors enter a payment plan before their license is suspended. […]
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Meta settlement money should be used to build something better for kids
by Billy Mawhiney
South Dakota is set to receive at least $52.6 million from Meta, with the total potentially reaching $73.5 million. The money will be paid over the next decade because of the harm social media platforms have caused young people. Now comes the question that will determine whether this settlement changes their lives: What will South […]
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Trump’s trade war with Canada escalates as new tariffs launch
by Ashley Murray
WASHINGTON — Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with one of the largest U.S. trading partners that President Donald Trump continued to antagonize over the holiday weekend. Trump posted an AI-generated cartoon image of himself Sunday evening in which he is depicted as a hockey player striking Canadian […]
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