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See below for results from South Dakota statewide races, statewide ballot questions and legislative races. For news coverage and commentary about South Dakota’s election, see Searchlight’s Election 2026 page. For local election results, such as county, city and school races and questions, see the South Dakota…
South Dakota voters rejected a ballot question Tuesday that could have triggered a repeal of the state’s Medicaid expansion mandate. When The Associated Press called the race at 1:22 a.m. Wednesday, 56% of the votes were against Amendment I and 44% were in favor. Over 80% of votes statewide had been counted. Amendment…
South Dakota voters approved a ballot question Tuesday that will allow the state Investment Council to manage the money in an unclaimed property trust fund. With 87% of the votes counted statewide by about 1:15 a.m. Central on Wednesday, 61% of the votes were in favor of Amendment K, and 39% were against it. State
Republicans won all the races Tuesday for South Dakota’s lesser-known statewide offices: secretary of state, attorney general, public utilities commissioner, auditor, treasurer, and commissioner of school and public lands. The Associated Press called the secretary of state race at 1:33 a.m. Wednesday for Republican…
Voters across the country administered a sharp reprimand to President Donald Trump and Republicans who hold majorities in Congress, with Democrats gaining comfortable majorities in the Senate and the House. Several U.S. Senate and House races remained uncalled by The Associated Press as Election Day ended on the East…
South Dakota voters approved a state constitutional amendment Tuesday specifying that non-U.S. citizens are disqualified from voting. The Associated Press called the race at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday with 62% of the votes in favor of Amendment J and 38% against it. About 72% of statewide votes had been counted. The state…
South Dakotans rejected a ballot question Tuesday that would have raised the threshold for voter approval of state constitutional amendments from a simple majority to 60%. When The Associated Press called the race at 11:24 p.m. Central time, 58% of the votes were against Amendment L and 42% were in favor. About 64% of…
A well-funded challenge by an independent fell short Tuesday as Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota won reelection. Rounds led Brian Bengs 62% to 38% when The Associated Press called the race at about 11 p.m. Central time with 58% of statewide votes counted. Another six-year term for the 72-year-old…
After a whirlwind three elections in five months, South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden has won his own four-year term. The Republican was leading Democratic challenger Dan Ahlers 64% to 36% on Tuesday when The Associated Press called the race at about 10:45 p.m. Central time with 52% of the votes counted statewide. Rhoden’s…
South Dakota’s Republican attorney general was elected to the state’s only U.S. House seat on Tuesday. Marty Jackley led his Democratic opponent, Nikki Gronli, 65% to 35% when The Associated Press called the race at 10:03 p.m. Central time with 43% of the votes counted statewide. Jackley will take over in January for…
WASHINGTON — In a stunning upset, Democrats ousted Republicans and flipped control of the U.S. Senate Tuesday night, effectively establishing a barricade for President Donald Trump’s agenda for the last two years of his term. Democrats will now have the power to block many of Trump’s nominees, both executive and…
WASHINGTON — Democrats will regain control of the U.S. House early next year, after voters throughout the country rejected the policies that Republicans and President Donald Trump implemented during the last two years. The Associated Press, which States Newsroom looks to for the projected winner of congressional…
America voted. After the Trump administration pressured election officials, after concerns that armed federal agents would deploy to the polls, after fears U.S. Department of Justice election monitors would intimidate voters — ballots were cast by the millions Tuesday, mostly without incident. Across the United…
Democrats were expected to make gains nationally in Tuesday’s election, but interviews with voters reflected the challenges still facing Democrats in South Dakota, where the party was trying to prevent a losing streak in statewide races from extending to 18 years. Allison and Cade Wood, voters in their mid-20s from…
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already cast a ballot in the 2026 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress and shape President Donald Trump’s remaining policy agenda. As of Monday, more than 57 million Americans had cast a vote, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab…
WASHINGTON — One day before his party is forecast to lose control of the U.S. House, and possibly the Senate, President Donald Trump gathered guests and press at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to tout the “magnificent” renovation of the monument — a monthslong project plagued by algae, reclosure and false…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, mere hours before Election Day in the midterms that will determine control of Congress, denied the Trump administration’s final attempt to force California to set aside the ballots of 20,000 people it suspects are noncitizens. The decision marked a significant blow to President Donald…
American democracy faces one of its biggest stress tests of the modern era, as President Donald Trump’s sprawling campaign for power over elections encounters a firewall of judges, state election workers and voting rights leaders heading into Election Day. A cascade of courtroom losses over the weekend dealt a major…
Tuesday is Election Day in South Dakota, with races for state and legislative offices, four statewide ballot questions, and a variety of local races and questions. Nationally, control of both chambers of Congress is up for grabs, with implications for South Dakota Republican John Thune’s status as U.S. Senate majority…
On any given day in Sisseton, Milbank or Winner, you will pass an employer with a hiring sign in the window, or you will see an advertisement on social media or in the local newspaper. Some have been advertising for six months. Some for a year. The applicants are out there, and they’re interested. The
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to require California to set aside the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters in a last-ditch appeal by the Trump administration to exert control over the state’s vote counting. The request came on the eve of Election Day and as more than 5 million…
WASHINGTON — When the polls close Tuesday night, the 2026 U.S. election will go down as one of history’s most expensive and extraordinarily ugly midterms — galvanizing record-breaking early voter turnout among a deeply divided electorate. Voters on Saturday crossed the high-water mark of 52.7 million early votes cast…
Inmates in the Sioux Falls area can now access Pell Grants to pay for slots in welding courses in the community and diesel mechanic courses inside prison walls. Students can apply for federally funded Pell Grants to help them pay for post-secondary education. Since 2023, inmates in the U.S. have been allowed to apply…
Rapid City residents have packed public meetings debating data centers’ enormous electricity demands and potentially significant water consumption. Meanwhile, the proposed Dewey–Burdock uranium mine in the southwestern Black Hills is seeking permission to use groundwater to deliberately change its chemistry…
A federal appeals court on Friday denied a Trump administration demand that California set aside and not count the ballots of 20,000 suspected noncitizen voters, setting the stage for a possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a U.S…
As the Trump administration waged a public legal fight with California over the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters in mid-October, behind the scenes a federal grand jury in Santa Ana issued a series of subpoenas to election officials in Los Angeles County at federal prosecutors’ urging. The subpoenas demanded a…
The South Dakota Department of Transportation estimates it will need to replace nearly 900 bridges or culverts over the next several decades, which could cost about $5 billion, according to a presentation Thursday to the state Transportation Commission. That includes the planned replacement of five bridges that cross…
WASHINGTON — As of early Friday, more than 46 million Americans had cast ballots ahead of Election Day, eclipsing the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab. In the 2022 midterm elections, 45.9 million Americans voted early, according to the UF Election Lab…
Throughout this campaign season, Searchlight Report podcast episodes have featured interviews with candidates for major statewide offices and people from each side of the four statewide ballot questions. With Election Day approaching on Tuesday, see below for all of those interviews with candidates for governor, U.S…
Medicaid recipients who are disabled or have a chronic illness will not have to prove they are unable to work to be exempted from new work requirements that take effect next year, a federal judge ruled Thursday. The decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston grants a partial victory to the 25…
It would cost at least $1.9 million a year to begin addressing shortcomings in rehabilitation within South Dakota’s prison system, according to the consultants hired to assess the system and recommend fixes. That money’s needed to pay rehabilitation-focused staff members at a market rate, fund housing and…
The Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to combat noncitizen voting and assert authority over elections came under intense scrutiny in courtrooms across the country on Thursday, as Democrats and voting rights groups alleged federal election interference. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the U.S…
The South Dakota Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors discussed concerns Thursday about the shrinking share of residents in the workforce, struggling farmers and rising costs. Jim Terwilliger, commissioner of the state Bureau of Finance and Management, said there are “some headwinds out there, no doubt about it.”…
South Dakota’s Consumer Protection Fund will get a $2.6 million boost after General Motors agreed to settle allegations of selling private driver data to third parties. South Dakota Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the settlement in a press release Thursday. He was one of 36 attorneys general…
WASHINGTON — Communities throughout the country have been inundated with television ads and outside spending as politicians try to spur voter turnout in the most competitive U.S. House races in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The focus on a short list of campaigns highlights how much power voters in a small number of…
Most of the nation returns to standard time Sunday morning, and Congress could decide as early as next month whether it will be the last time people have to change their clocks. President Donald Trump wants year-round daylight saving time. The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly in July for the change. Lots of Democrats…
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a U.S. Department of Justice request that would have forced California to not count the ballots of 20,000 voters the Trump administration alleges are likely noncitizens. The decision sets the case on a course to possibly reach the U.S. Supreme Court within days. In a scathing…
The Montana Public Service Commission postponed a decision on the pending merger of NorthWestern Energy and Black Hills Corp until Nov. 10. Commissioner Jennifer Fielder, who proposed the postponement Tuesday, said staff analysts addressed many of her concerns about the $15.4 billion merger proposal. However, Fielder…
Downstream Missouri River states have worried for decades about receiving an insufficient flow of water from upstream dams. Now they’re worried their share of water could be further diminished by potential pipelines for dry Western states. The concern is the basis of a dispute about the U.S. House version of the…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is unlawfully scrutinizing naturalized U.S. citizens and placing them at risk of disenfranchisement, civil rights groups alleged in a lawsuit Wednesday, less than a week before Election Day. The lawsuit, filed in California, came as Homeland Security asked for an emergency…
A company that wants to mine for uranium in southwestern South Dakota is restarting its state permitting process and preparing for a public hearing after securing federal permits earlier this year. Uranium is a metallic, radioactive element used as fuel in nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants. Interest in uranium…
Less than a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s unprecedented drive for power over elections has set the stage for a series of courtroom fights that could quickly lead to a high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over the limits of federal authority. Democrats and voting rights advocates have…
The U.S. Department of Justice in a federal court hearing Tuesday warned California election officials could be prosecuted if they count ballots cast by noncitizen voters, in a case brought by the Trump administration demanding that the state set aside the ballots of 20,000 suspected noncitizen voters. The remark by a…
Imagine if Lake Oahe were filled with oil instead of water. We would treat it as one of the country’s greatest economic assets. Pipelines would be flowing. Industries would be built around it. The cost of moving oil west would be a budget line item. Water deserves the same kind of thinking. The difference is
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already made their way to the ballot box as early voting is underway in a midterm election that will determine control of the House and the Senate, possibly flipping one or both from Republicans to Democrats. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 34 million people have…
The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send election monitors to every state ahead of Election Day, expanding a long-standing practice that’s spurred concern this year among Democrats and voting rights advocates because of President Donald Trump’s push to influence elections. The Justice Department for decades has…
The South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office said this week that federal election monitors will be in Minnehaha County for the Nov. 3 election, as the Trump administration prepares to deploy 1,000 monitors nationwide. The state office said it received notice from the U.S. Department of Justice that monitors will go to…
Americans’ growing frustration over high prices has defined many political campaigns ahead of November’s midterm elections. Rising costs of healthcare, gas and groceries during President Donald Trump’s second term have put Republicans on defense, not only in Washington, but in statehouse and gubernatorial races across…
Creating eight to 14 ambulance service regions might help preserve sustainable access to emergency medical care in South Dakota, according to lawmakers on a legislative study group. The group’s members cautioned, however, that it will take years to hash out where those regions might be, how large they’d be, and how…
President Donald Trump’s 11th-hour campaign to intervene in California’s vote counting encountered its first resistance from federal courts on Monday, with appellate judges ruling against the effort. A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against a U.S. Department of Justice request for a…
Money is pouring into South Dakota’s U.S. Senate race as people and groups across the country sense a rare chance to support a potentially competitive challenger against a Republican incumbent. Both candidates have raised a majority of their campaign contributions from outside the state and have spent a combined $6.1…
This year’s statewide ballot measures are written, on average, at a graduate-school reading level, according to a new report. The readability of 2026’s ballot questions — which ask voters to weigh in on issues as varied as abortion, property taxes, voter ID and firearms — varies by state, political data tracking…
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota’s independent U.S. Senate candidate, Brian Bengs, said Sunday he “would probably not be here in a competitive position today” without the support he’s gotten from a new political party co-founded by a former Democrat and a former Republican. Bengs appeared alongside the Forward Party’s CEO…
SPRINGDALE, Pa. — Residents in a small southwestern Pennsylvania town are facing the prospect of a 47-acre data center facility on their doorstep. “Right here behind this fence is where they want to put up the data center, and as you can see, there’s houses right across the street, roughly 100 feet,” said lifelong…
As if South Dakota’s two-party system wasn’t weak enough, now there are a slew of independent candidates up and down the ballot. While the number of independents running for the Legislature is unusual, it’s hard to tell just how independent those candidates will be. South Dakota’s two-party system is weak because…
Enrollment at South Dakota’s four technical colleges increased, according to the 2026 fall enrollment report. The state Board of Technical Education reviewed the report Thursday during its Rapid City meeting. Total enrollment grew by 39 students over last year, reaching a record 7,813 across degree-seeking…
WASHINGTON — Fewer than 5% of U.S. House races are seen by a top political analysis as truly competitive heading into November’s midterm elections, giving relatively few voters the ability to determine which party controls the chamber for the next two years. The other 414 of 435 House districts are viewed by the…
The Montana Public Service Commission is scheduled to take up the $15.4 billion merger proposal by NorthWestern Energy and Black Hills Corp. on Tuesday. PSC legal and regulatory staff recommend approval of the merger. NorthWestern Energy, the largest public utility in Montana, has argued the merger will not harm…
Groups opposing a higher bar for approving state constitutional amendments have so far outspent supporters of the ballot question by nearly $2 million, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. L-No, a state-level ballot question committee formed to defeat the proposal, has raised over $2.2 million —…
The U.S. Department of Justice is stepping up its legal campaign over the midterm elections, suing Alaska over its U.S. Senate election and appealing a lawsuit against suspected noncitizen voters in California. Election law experts have cast doubt on the strength of the cases, criticizing them as performative. The…
A record number of women are running for state legislative seats this November, more than two-thirds of whom are Democrats. Across the 46 states with legislative seats on the ballot, a total of 3,824 women are running — up from 2022’s previous record of 3,621 women candidates, according to the Center for American…
Byron Sutter has been voting by mail for years, ever since he worked in healthcare and couldn’t leave his patients to vote in person. Mary Ann Klarenbeek votes by mail because she has breathing problems and can’t stand in line at a polling place. John Jeratowski travels for work as a journeyman electrician and would
NORTH PLATTE — JD Vance became the first vice president to visit North Platte on Thursday, campaigning for Sen. Pete Ricketts and Gov. Jim Pillen as they face challenging reelection bids. Ricketts and Pillen hit similar notes in their speeches before Vance arrived, attacking their top opponents, registered nonpartisan…
State and federal officials on Thursday heralded the start of a yearslong, $290 million project to replace the “vital lifeline” that is South Dakota’s longest bridge. State Highway 44’s Platte-Winner Bridge, which opened in 1966, is more than a mile long and crosses the Missouri River in the southeastern part of the…
As Election Day approaches, top Democrats on the intelligence committees in Congress are preparing for the possibility that President Donald Trump will allege foreign interference to discredit unfavorable results. And they want leading U.S. intelligence officials to be immediately reachable if he does. Sen. Mark…
WAGNER — About 120 South Dakota National Guard soldiers are deploying to the U.S.-Mexico border for a year at the request of the federal government, the state’s seventh border deployment since 2021. The state Guard’s Adjutant Gen. Mark Morrell spoke to a full gymnasium of family and community members at a ceremony…
Toby Doeden spent a total of about $5.3 million of his own money on his failed campaign for governor of South Dakota, according to a new campaign finance report. The report, which was due this week, covers the Doeden campaign’s spending from May through the June 2 Republican primary election and July 28 runoff. Doeden
Voters in six states are considering ballot measures in the midterm elections that would make it clear that only U.S. citizens may vote — and block local governments from expanding that right to others. Proposed constitutional amendments or law changes in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota and West…
WASHINGTON — The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, as did the deductible many people must pay before those plans begin covering most healthcare costs, according to a survey released Thursday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF. The cost of individual…
A federal judge on Wednesday night blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting election-related field operations that could sweep up U.S. citizens in nine states. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, an appointee of President Joe Biden in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, issued a…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s midterm travel blitz will continue in the coming days, with Election Day on Nov. 3 now less than two weeks out, headlining rallies in several states hosting hard-fought Senate contests seen as toss-ups. Trump began his October campaign road trip in GOP-friendly states, but has…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to implement a rule that would terminate gender-affirming care for transgender people incarcerated in federal prisons. It means a lower court order that blocked the policy from going into effect will remain in place for…
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. The number of South Dakotans who died by suicide increased to 214 in 2025, according to new state data. That’s “the
National Democrats are suing President Donald Trump, accusing his administration of intimidating election officials and asking a federal court to block him from interfering in the midterm elections. The lawsuit, filed late Tuesday in Washington, D.C., comes as the Trump administration mounts a highly public offensive…
A Democrat’s campaign finance report shows some of his contributions coming from across the political divide as he campaigns for South Dakota secretary of state, after the Republican incumbent endorsed him. A report filed this week shows Democratic nominee Terrence Davis, of Sioux Falls, raised about $53,500 since May…
HYANNIS, Neb. — With 19 days until Election Day, Dan Osborn sat across from three skeptical voters in a conference room in this blink-and-you-miss-it rural Nebraska town. Osborn, a bearded former union leader and Navy veteran, wants to become the first independent U.S. senator from Nebraska since World War II by…
The U.S. Department of Justice is intensifying its campaign against voter fraud with a spree of arrests in the final weeks before Election Day, an effort that voting rights advocates warn risks instilling fear among voters. Over the past week, the Justice Department unveiled election-related criminal charges against…
South Dakota specialty courts are saving taxpayers money on prison costs, according to an annual report presented to the state’s Drug Court Advisory Council. The council oversees the state’s 17 specialty courts, which include drug courts, mental health courts and DUI courts. Each court is an intensive program with…
Farmers will be eligible to receive one-time payments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide relief for high fuel and input costs. USDA and President Donald Trump announced Monday night at a rally in Kansas that farmers would have $8 billion made available in the Harvest Fuel Relief program. Farm groups…
NorthWestern Energy wants to build another natural gas power plant just south of Aberdeen. The proposed Hub City Energy Park would generate up to 131 megawatts of electricity at peak capacity, and is expected to operate at 15% to 25% of capacity annually, generating enough power for about 26,000 homes. The company’s…
For decades, manufactured home builders have been working to shed the old image of boxy trailer homes reserved for the outskirts of cities and suburbia. Now, a small change in federal regulations could open the door for architecture welcomed in more neighborhoods. This summer’s sweeping housing bill, the 21st Century…
Democrats have used President Donald Trump’s unpopularity to expand the midterm map, and analysts project the party carries momentum heading into the final two weeks of the election cycle, even as Democrats are expected to flip fewer U.S. House seats than wave elections this century. The Cook Political Report with Amy…
PIERRE — Scaffolding stood in the center of South Dakota’s Capitol building for six months, but now the work is done and the reviews are coming in. Pierre resident Mary Keeler, who works for the state Bureau of Finance and Management, stood looking up into the dome recently while admiring the restoration work. “It has
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health. The new division is set to work with the agency’s existing Office of Research on Women’s Health, which was established in 1990 and “has served as the focal point for…
As the Army Corps of Engineers prepares to host an open house about its study of Lower Big Sioux River flood risks, I’m reminded of a comment then-Gov. Kristi Noem made two years ago after the river overwhelmed McCook Lake. “I don’t believe anybody could’ve ever prepared for the amount of water that came down
WASHINGTON — Immigrants living in the United States with humanitarian status from Ukraine and Sudan will retain their deportation protections and work authorizations for now, the Department of Homeland Security said over the weekend. More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese with Temporary Protected…
Bears are having a very bad year. Across much of the United States, a warm winter and persistent drought have decimated the natural foods that black and brown bears rely on. With nearly every station at the buffet in short supply, the adaptable eaters are turning to human food. From California to Connecticut…
The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. economy with such force since the railroad expansion of the late 1800s, when titans battled one another to lay the…
WASHINGTON — A couple hundred people carrying decorated umbrellas walked from the former Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to the U.S. Capitol lawn Saturday for a No Kings get-out-the-vote event in the nation’s capital. No Kings, a coalition that has drawn millions of Americans to protests three times…
Nearly 32,000 South Dakotans have already voted in advance of the Nov. 3 general election, and supporters of the No Kings movement want to push that number higher. The fourth round of nationwide day-long No Kings demonstrations was Saturday. Eight were held in South Dakota, including the state’s largest city of Sioux…
South Dakota has spent decades convincing out-of-staters to come here and hunt pheasants. Tourism campaigns market pheasant hunting as a bucket-list experience, especially during the opening of the season, which is this weekend. Later this month, elected officials, business leaders and invited guests will gather for…
Matt Althoff has stepped down as secretary of the South Dakota Department of Social Services, effective immediately, Gov. Larry Rhoden’s office said Friday while also announcing an interim replacement. Althoff has led the department since his appointment by former Gov. Kristi Noem in 2023. The department oversees the…
The candidates for U.S. Senate in South Dakota’s Nov. 3 election have divergent views on the influence of money in their race. Independent candidate Brian Bengs said voters of all political stripes want campaign finance reform, which will be his “single biggest policy goal” if he’s elected. “Everybody wants a lot of…
The Nov. 3 general election could be an independents’ day of sorts for South Dakota. In addition to independent Brian Bengs challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, the state’s legislative contests include 11 independent candidates — the highest number in recent memory. At least one of those…
After the U.S. Department of Justice sued California over its refusal to remove voters the federal government alleges are noncitizens, voting rights advocates fear the Trump administration is violating a court order blocking it from rooting out noncitizens with states’ voter data. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a flurry of travel on deck in the final frantic weeks leading up to the end of the midterm elections, in which the GOP is vying to maintain its control of both the U.S. House and Senate. But that outlook looks increasingly less favorable for Republicans, as analysts say
WASHINGTON — More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has not indicated if he will renew protections for Ukrainians, who first received Temporary Protected…
A supporter of a state constitutional amendment on South Dakota’s Nov. 3 ballot says it would close a loophole in voting eligibility, while an opponent says it engages in “fearmongering.” The state constitution already affirms the right of U.S. citizens to vote. Amendment J, one of four questions on the ballot, asks…
There’s something unclear about Constitutional Amendment I, a question on the Nov. 3 ballot that would change South Dakota’s Medicaid expansion program. Medicaid expansion covers healthcare costs for South Dakotans making less than $22,000 a year. The federal government covers 90% of the cost. The state covers the…
Nikki Gronli would love to have her old job back. During a debate earlier this month with Attorney General Marty Jackley, her Republican opponent in the race for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Democratic former South Dakota director of rural development for the U.S. Department of…