South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem confirmed as U.S. Homeland Security secretary
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the ...
Child dead from pertussis, influenza in South Dakota, says state department of health
A South Dakota child has died with a dual infection of pertussis and influenza, state says. What are the symptoms of ...
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50 years of fighting hunger: Feeding South Dakota launches new fundraiser amid high rates of food insecurity
Right now, our number of food insecure people in our state is higher than COVID-19 pandemic times and higher than the 2008 ...
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem faces questions during confirmation hearing for DHS secretary
Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be ...
Task force releases first look at the state of child care in South Dakota
A new report released Jan. 10 examines the current state and challenges of early childhood education and care in South Dakota ...
RFK Jr. skipped meeting where officials planned fight against a future pandemic
About 40 top leaders joined the effort to prepare for avian flu and other emergencies. Kennedy instead lobbied senators on ...
Kristi Noem confirmed as secretary of homeland security
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the firebrand who gained a national spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic, was confirmed ...
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Appropriators updated on pandemic-funds spending
South Dakota received other large amounts of federal aid during the coronavirus pandemic. One of the recipients of ARPA funding is the new men’s state prison that is planned in rural Lincoln ...
Benefits Pro1d
HDHP enrollment declines for second year in a row
Industry data from Willis Towers Watson shows a 33% decrease in the number of employers offering only high-deductible plans ...
Sioux City Journal7d
On Dakota prairie, home of Trump's DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy
Gov. Kristi Noem’s heated rhetoric on immigration belies a stark economic reality in her own state: With unemployment at 1.9% — the lowest in the country — South Dakota faces ...
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Alternative education on the rise as South Dakota Legislature eyes school choice bill
The South Dakota Department of Education released ... when enrollment stood at 5,342, before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, private school enrollment shrunk statewide by 5.9% during the last ...
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Kristi Noem, a homeland security chief hopeful, banned in parts of her state
The sentencing hearing of a methamphetamine dealer in South Dakota would have been ... The next year, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Noem clashed with the Oglala Sioux and the Cheyenne River ...