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Poll: Women less supportive than men of Gov. Kristi Noem and state virus response
While a majority of South Dakotans continue to approve of the overall performance of Gov. Kristi Noem, a new poll shows that women are far less supportive than men of the governor, her handling of health-care issues and the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The poll results come
Poll part 2: SD women express support but also criticism of Gov. Kristi Noem
A new statewide poll shows that women are less supportive than men when it comes to almost every aspect of the performance of Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican who is the state’s first female governor.
The poll of 600 residents was conducted from Oct. 22-28 and sponsored by South
Tribal COVID-19 precautions hurting businesses on South Dakota reservations
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated small businesses on Native American reservations in South Dakota as tribal councils have mandated business closures, banned gatherings and told tourists to stay away to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in their vulnerable communities.
Tribal governments took aggressive action against the spread of COVID-19 early on
SD election officials take new approaches to voting amid pandemic
Editor’s note: This article was produced through a partnership between South Dakota News Watch and the Solutions Journalism Network, a national non-profit group that supports rigorous journalism about responses to problems.
South Dakota election officials are taking a wide range of steps — and implementing some creative measures — to ensure
Long-term care residents in SD suffering health crisis due to COVID-19 isolation
As nursing homes and assisted-living facilities have restricted the movements of residents and eliminated most in-person visits by friends and families amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an unexpected elderly health crisis has emerged in South Dakota and across the country.
The mental and physical health of many residents of long-term care
Realtors seeing rush of relocations to South Dakota amid pandemic
Realtors in South Dakota have seen a steady influx of people seeking more affordable housing and more personal freedoms by moving to South Dakota amid the pandemic, even as the state has seen a sharp rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
Many new home buyers
Pandemic brings new challenges to education system on Native American reservations in SD
Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts of a look at the status of Native American education in South Dakota amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Part 2, coming Oct. 7, will examine one school district’s successful efforts to build an online education network.
The COVID-19 pandemic has