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U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., left, hosted a roundtable on Tuesday, Sept. 23 in the Kessler's Champions Club on the Northern State campus to discuss artificial intelligence. Bleau LaFave, vice president of asset development and business development at Northwestern Energy, center, and Wes Cummins, chairman and CEO of Applied Digital, were two of the other speakers. Aberdeen Insider photo by Elisa Sand.

Tax exemption in SD would attract data center development, experts say

By Elisa Sand 09/24/2025

South Dakota could benefit from data center development if it would exempt sales tax on the purchase of information technology……

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-SD, questions witnesses in a hearing of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, in the Cannon House Office Building on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. The committee is investigating economic, technological and security competition between the U.S. and China. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Dusty Johnson and Trump want the Panama Canal back: South Dakota senator cast pivotal vote to give it up in 1970s

By Jonathan Ellis of The Dakota Scout 01/11/2025

In 1978, South Dakota Sen. Jim Abourezk was one of the deciding votes in a narrow Senate majority that voted……