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Toby Doeden, Dusty Johnson and Jon Hansen are all seeking the Republican nomination for governor of South Dakota.

Financial tsunami forming in South Dakota governor’s race

By Jonathan Ellis of The Dakota Scout 07/10/2025

There was a time in South Dakota politics when a candidate for governor could run a comfortable campaign on $1……

When she was a governor, Kristi Noem supplemented her income with funds routed to her company Ashwood Strategies, a Delaware LLC that shares a name with one of her horses. Photo by Chris Elise/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images.

Kristi Noem took cut of political donations while governor, did not disclose income

By ProPublica 07/01/2025

In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of…

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signs Senate Bill 74, an open meetings bill, on Feb. 12, 2025, in his office at the Capitol. From left: South Dakota NewsMedia Association’s David Bordewyk, Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen, Sen. Tim Reed, Gov. Rhoden, Rep. Mary Fitzgerald, Attorney General Marty Jackley, SDNA lobbyist Justin Smith and Sen. Steve Kolbeck. Photo courtesy of South Dakota News Media Association.

Hess: Sunshine Week finds some light in a partly cloudy South Dakota

By Dana Hess for South Dakota Searchlight 03/18/2025

Sunshine Week is a nationwide time to reflect on just how good your government is about conducting the public’s business…

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Your letters: Smooth election was a victory for democracy

By Aberdeen Insider 12/01/2024

Whether we voted for President-elect Donald Trump or for Vice President Kamala Harris, we can agree on one point: the……

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State denies politics played role in canceling contract with transgender advocacy group

By Jonathan Ellis of The Dakota Scout 04/08/2023

The state of South Dakota is denying that it canceled a contract with a community health organization that works with…