Author Archives: Jim Kallas

Oglala Lakota Telecommunications (OLT) is investing $54.5 million to expand highspeed internet access across the Pine Ridge Reservation. Construction begins this spring, with services expected to laun...

Pierre lawmakers say time is running short on property tax relief. After a bipartisan plan died in the House last week, Democrats blamed Republican infighting for killing the bill. House Democrat Eric...

South Dakota State Sen. Casey Crabtree announced Friday that he is suspending his campaign for the state's atlarge U.S. House seat, saying he plans to refocus his attention on legislative priorities a...

A bill to support road improvements tied to the arrival of the B21 bombers at Ellsworth Air Force Base cleared the South Dakota Senate on Thursday. SB 130, which provides $8 million in state assistanc...

Thursday saw Governor Larry Rhoden sign 4 more bills into law: HB 1003 amends provisions pertaining to the required criminal background investigation of certain school employees; HB 1019 revises provi...

Gov. Larry Rhoden is urging lawmakers to advance his property tax plan, highlighting estimated homeowner savings using a new county-bycounty map released Thursday. Rhoden said Senate Bill 96, which pa...

South Dakota lawmakers are recommending the Rhoden administration to seek a federal waiver blocking the use of SNAP benefits to buy soft drinks, despite Gov. Larry Rhoden's objections over state enfor...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the state Supreme Court has upheld a circuit court ruling to commit a juvenile to the Department of Corrections for making a terrorist threat at E...

The South Dakota Transportation Commission has approved 21 Bridge Improvement Grants totaling about $17.8 million to help preserve, rehabilitate, and replace local bridges statewide. Transportation Se...

Pierre lawmakers say they still hope to pass property tax relief this session, but options narrowed Thursday after a bipartisan tax plan failed in the House. House Democrats blamed Republicans for kil...