Meeting healthcare workforce needs

A shortage of rural radiology technicians prompted the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to approve a new program Thursday for a technical college in the northeastern part of the state. Radiology technicians conduct imaging exams such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs. Two South Dakota technical schools already have radiology technician programs: Mitchell Technical […]

Rarely has there been a campaign in this state offering more novelty, surprises and intrigue than this year’s race for the Republican nomination for governor, which ended Tuesday with South Dakota’s first statewide runoff election. The campaign got an early jolt when Gov. Kristi Noem resigned a year and a half ago to accept a […]

CHICAGO — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s childcare system, which they say is failing children, parents and providers.  The group of 13 Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who have spent the last year studying childcare access and affordability problems, offered an array of policy recommendations during the […]