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Rapid City passes first school bond effort since Nixon Presidency

For the first time since the early 1970s, Rapid City has approved a school bond vote. Officials say this bond ensures each ...
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Thune says Senate Republicans won't 'stand idly by' in face of Democrats' new majority

South Dakota Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune plans to make a bid to continue leading his party in the Senate, though if ...
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Voters reject Medicaid, constitutional amendment changes on ballot

South Dakota voters approved two constitutional amendments on the ballot in Tuesday's election while rejecting two others.
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Early returns of new laws show voters rejecting sales tax shift options

Several efforts to implement new sales taxes fail at the local level in South Dakota. Two involved counties rejecting a sales ...
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For the first time in years, Democrats gain seats in South Dakota Legislature

While Democrats didn’t win any statewide races in South Dakota, they did pick up some seats in the state Legislature.
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While SD Democrats don't win statewide, candidates draw hope from other states flipping

South Dakota Democrats will have to wait another two years if they want to see a Democrat win a statewide office.
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For both GOP & Dems, it was the best of nights, the worst of nights

South Dakota Republicans won big at home but mourned a shifting national landscape. State Democrats won little at home, but danced joyfully at a blue wave that swept the U.S. SDPB reporters explore ...