Larry Rhoden: Rancher, welder, longtime politician makes his case to earn SD’s trust
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden leaned forward in a leather recliner in his living room, considering the criticism from a…
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Kristi Noem took cut of political donations while governor, did not disclose income
In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of…
Rhoden could be ‘steady hand’ if Noem joins Trump cabinet
There will be lots of history made if South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is confirmed as secretary of the Department……
Senate leader moves for PUC changes after carbon pipeline dispute
PIERRE – A dispute between the Senate’s top Republican and the state treasurer is the genesis for legislation that would……
Letters to the editor: Politicians need to be held to account
Schoenbeck’s true colors show Now that state Sen. Lee Schoenbeck’s correspondence with state Treasurer Josh Haeder has been made public,……
Senate leader Schoenbeck critical of Haeder after Summit pipeline vote
South Dakota’s highest-ranking state senator is not happy about a decision by the state’s Public Utilities Commission to deny a……
Noem’s ‘demanding’ style sparks staff turnover, turmoil: ‘It’s a tough gig’
Lee Schoenbeck, a power broker in the South Dakota Legislature as president pro tempore of the Senate, had a telling……
Noem plans to use emergency and disaster money to pay for border troop deployment
Gov. Kristi Noem’s funding source for a troop deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border is the state’s Emergency and Disaster Fund,……
Senate leaders: Noem’s office signed off on $200M housing bill in December
Legislation authorizing the largest workforce housing program in South Dakota history that’s been mired with delays for nearly two years……
Kristi Noem criticizes Senate leader after Schoenbeck calls her ‘weak’
The rift between Senate leader Lee Schoenbeck and Gov. Kristi Noem grew wider in the past week after the two……
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