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1 month ago | 
sdpb.org | Jackie Hendry
Gov. Larry Rhoden has vetoed a bill extending child care assistance to child care employees. It’s his first veto this session.
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1 month ago | 
sdpb.org | Jackie Hendry
Lawmakers passed a proposal making child care employees eligible for child care assistance.
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1 month ago | 
sdpb.org | Jackie Hendry |Seth Tupper
This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio. This session, the Legislature is grappling with a tough budget year. But our Dakota Political Junkie says it could be an easy fix. Seth Tupper is editor-in-chief of South Dakota Searchlight. He unpacks his commentary on how legislative actions impact the teacher shortage and how to solve the state's budget woes. Read his full reporting.
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1 month ago | 
sdpb.org | Jackie Hendry |Seth Tupper
On today's show... After this week's surprising votes, the future of a new men's prison is uncertain. SDPB's Lee Strubinger shares what happened and what could happen next. Is the prison proposal dead this session (1:00 to 7:41)? We then turn to SDPB's C.J. Keene. Eminent domain was a top issue for voters in the last election. He brings us a tale of two bills (7:41 to 14:21). Our Dakota Political Junkie explores how new legislation impacts South Dakota education.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
siouxfallslive.com | Kennedy Tesch |Jonathan Ellis |Jackie Hendry
PIERRE, S.D. — Eminent domain and private property rights will be a key issue among lawmakers as the South Dakota Legislature begins the second week of session. Rep. Karla Lems, R-Canton, and Sen. Mark Lapka, R-Leola, are leading efforts in protecting landowners with House Bill 1052, which would prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon dioxide. “We are laying the first brick in rebuilding the wall of property rights in South Dakota,” Lems said.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
buffalosfire.com | Jackie Hendry
'I believe that it is an act of sovereignty for a tribe to take control of their cultural history by telling their own story.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
rapidcityjournal.com | Jackie Hendry
AGENCY VILLAGE – The South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance became a nonprofit this year and is entering the next phase of its work, five years after it was started by the state's nine Native American tribes and dozens of other organizations to promote entrepreneurship in economically disadvantaged communities and preserve and promote Indigenous culture. Please subscribe to continue reading… You must be logged in to react. Click any reaction to login.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
brookingsregister.com | Jackie Hendry
Posted 11/19/24AGENCY VILLAGE, — The South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance became a nonprofit this year and is entering the next phase of its work, five years after it was started by the state’s nine …This item is available in full to subscribers.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
sdnewswatch.org | Jackie Hendry
AGENCY VILLAGE, S.D. – The South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance became a nonprofit this year and is entering the next phase of its work, five years after it was started by the state's nine Native American tribes and dozens of other organizations to promote entrepreneurship in economically disadvantaged communities and preserve and promote Indigenous culture. Tourism is the state's second-largest industry and a primary economic engine in plenty of towns across the state.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
rapidcityjournal.com | Jackie Hendry
DE SMET, S.D. – Hundreds of thousands of tourists every year frequent sites tied to South Dakota's pioneer and Wild West history, and cemeteries are among the historic sites that bring the past to life for those visitors. Jim Hagen, South Dakota Tourism secretary, said history lovers are one of the department's main audiences. "Whether it's Native American history and culture, pioneer, Old West ... interest in South Dakota history but American history too.
