Bart Pfankuch

Bart Pfankuch

Total 298 Posts
  • Black Hawk, SD
Title: content director; expertise: agriculture, state government, education, rural issues, Indigenous people, poverty; language spoken: English; contact: 605-937-9398 / bart.pfankuch@sdnewswatch.org

Airbnb, Vrbo rental laws remain a puzzle in South Dakota

'You get people who want to move here and put down roots, but they can't'

B-21 Ellsworth expansion getting mixed support in Pierre

Should the state pay for projects to accommodate the new B-21 bomber program at Ellsworth Air Force Base? Some lawmakers say yes, others say no.

Eminent domain is the latest front in carbon pipeline fight

South Dakota lawmakers debating 10 bills this session. 'The core of the issue is about taking people’s lands.'

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.'

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."
You've successfully subscribed to South Dakota News Watch
Great! Next, complete checkout for full access to South Dakota News Watch
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.
Unable to sign you in. Please try again.
Success! Your account is fully activated, you now have access to all content.
Error! Stripe checkout failed.
Success! Your billing info is updated.
Error! Billing info update failed.