Use it or lose it: SD rushing to invest $700 million on water projects
Federal money would improve 207 water and sewer systems across the state but must be spent: 'An investment in our future.'
Bart Pfankuch
South Dakota literacy improvements likely to cost more than $6 million
Mississippi educator says South Dakota should expect a longer, more expensive process to make long-lasting reading gains
Why South Dakota wants to be a leader in quantum computing
The Legislature is considering a $6M plan to introduce teaching and research on the latest supercomputers at four universities. ‘We need to be in the game.’
School voucher program backed by many voters: Poll
But opposition remains strong: "There is no impoverishment of South Dakota public education that is not eventually an impoverishment of South Dakota, and that’s why we're against vouchers."
Democracy and elections in doubt: South Dakota poll
A South Dakota News Watch poll shows voters have deep concerns about the U.S. democratic system of government and elections.
Highway 385 project will close road critical to $2 billion Black Hills tourism industry
A $72 million project to rebuild 15 miles of U.S. 385 will cause major disruptions to tourism in the Black Hills the next two years.
Grocery tax opposition remains high in South Dakota: Poll
A new statewide poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch showed that 60.6% of registered voters support a proposed statewide ballot measure that would eliminate the 4.2% state sales tax on groceries.