The 2022 Nebraska Legislature will convene today (Wednesday) with a huge stack of federal pandemic relief and infrastructure money sitting on the table, launching a 60-day session. Political experts says that this session will emerge as a session of rare opportunity, with anticipated state tax revenue exceeding projected state spending during the current two-year budget…… read more »
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Legislative Committee Issues Sopenas In Ravnsborg Impeachment Inquiry
The special House committee looking into whether to recommend the impeachment of South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg wrapped up their two-day session in Pierre Wednesday. The panel issued five subpoenas for people to testify before the panel. The committee will meet again on January 17th. The subpoenas were issued for South Dakota Department of…… read more »
South Dakota Minimum Wage Increasing
The South Dakota minimum wage will increase from $9.45 an hour to $9.95 an hour effective January 1st. The minimum wage is annually adjusted by any increase in the cost of living, as measured in the Consumer Price Index published by the U.S. Department of Labor. South Dakota implements this annual increase as established by…… read more »
Ravnsborg Impeachment Proceedings Continue
A committee conducting an impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will meet later this week. The group is looking at Ravnsborg’s conduct following a fatal car crash that left Joseph Boever dead. The attorney general pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors. The impeachment inquiry is focusing on the conduct of Ravnsborg following the fatal…… read more »
Action Packed 2022 Legislative Session Planned
The 2022 session of the South Dakota legislature may be only thirty-seven days but it promises to be rather action packed. President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry David Owen says there is a limited amount of time and the main debate will surround over three key issues… Owen adds that affordable…… read more »
South Dakota Reports First Influenza Death Of The Season
South Dakota Department of Health reported the first influenza death of the season on Thursday. South Dakota State Epidemiologist says that flu activity in communities across South Dakota is classified as local. In addition to the one death, the state has reported eighty-nine lab-confirmed cases of flu and four flu-related hospitalizations in the past week.…… read more »
Johnson Combats Shipping Crisis
Last week, South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson’s Ocean Shipping Reform Act passed the U.S. House by an overwhelming majority. This bill is the first major overhaul of federal regulations for the global shipping industry in over thirty years. Johnson says his bill addresses the ongoing supply chain crisis and safeguards South Dakota agriculture exporters from unfair…… read more »
Noem Touts South Dakota Economy
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says people are moving to South Dakota because of the state’s “freedom” and good economy. However, the state is having a hard time quantifying the number of people moving into the Rushmore State… Noem also says they’re talking to cities about their influx of new residents… Noem adds that not…… read more »
Supreme Court Overturns Amendment A
After more than seven months of deliberating, the South Dakota’s Supreme Court upheld an earlier ruling that found Amendment A to be unconstitutional saying the initiative violated the state’s “single subject” requirement. Voters passed Amendment A by a count of 54% to 46% more than a year ago, making South Dakota the 15th state to…… read more »
Turner County Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest
A traffic stop in Turner County ended in a drug arrest for a Sioux Falls couple on Sunday night. Turner County Sheriff Steven Luke says a deputy was southeast of Hurley late Sunday night when he saw a vehicle approaching at a high rate of speed. The deputy clocked the car going 74 mph in…… read more »
