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Jeff Griffin of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce, left, talks with U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, at a roundtable discussion May 1, 2023, in Sioux Falls. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

Congressional Roundup: Johnson seeks a fix for tribal mortgages

By Searchlight staff - May 27, 2023

A collage of photos of Acey Morrison at a younger age. Morrison was killed on Aug. 21, 2022 by a man who claimed self defense. (Photos courtesy of Cheryse Hawkins, illustration by Josh Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

Nine months and counting: Slain transgender woman’s family frustrated by wait for justice

By John Hult - May 26, 2023

Prairie potholes in the Upper Midwest. (Courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

Feds propose drainage rules to protect wetlands in SD and nearby states

By Joshua Haiar - May 26, 2023

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Biden, McCarthy say they have brokered a debt limit deal to avert U.S. default

BY Jennifer Shutt and Ariana Figueroa - May 27, 2023

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BY Jennifer Shutt - May 26, 2023

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BY Jared Strong - May 25, 2023

Noem criticizes universities, issues series of ‘challenges’

BY Makenzie Huber - May 25, 2023

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BY Ashley Murray - May 25, 2023

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Eight supervisors, seven years: The ‘challenging’ Black Hills National Forest

BY Seth Tupper - May 25, 2023

Noem, DeSantis and pugnacity as a political strategy

BY Dana Hess - May 24, 2023

Guns have changed everything, especially childhood

BY Laura Pritchett - May 16, 2023

Ballot petition efforts alive and well, despite the Legislature

BY Dana Hess - May 15, 2023

Backers drop plan for massive energy storage project at Missouri River site

BY Joshua Haiar - May 23, 2023

Biden says he’s offered $1 trillion in spending cuts but GOP won’t budge on debt limit

BY Jennifer Shutt - May 21, 2023

Transgender rights group’s lawsuit against state unlikely to be resolved until 2024

BY John Hult - May 17, 2023

Biden vows debt ceiling talks will continue while he’s overseas at G7 summit

BY Ashley Murray - May 17, 2023

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A company advertises a help wanted sign on April 9, 2021, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

States see record low unemployment across the US

By Casey Quinlan - May 25, 2023

Activists call on President Biden to not resume student loan payments and to cancel student debt near the White House on Dec. 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We, The 45 Million)

Biden student debt relief plan revoked in U.S. House vote

By Ariana Figueroa - May 24, 2023

Ducks become flashpoint in growing debate over resident vs. nonresident hunting

By Joshua Haiar - May 24, 2023

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference following the Group of Seven (G-7) leaders summit on May 21, 2023, in Hiroshima, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota-Pool/Getty Images)

Progressives try to persuade Biden to use the 14th Amendment to resolve debt crisis

By Ashley Murray - May 23, 2023

People raise their hands to signal their intent to speak in support of an ordinance that would restrict carbon pipelines at a Minnehaha County Commission meeting on May 23, 2023, in Sioux Falls. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)

Tie vote delays decision on carbon pipeline policy in Minnehaha County

By John Hult - May 23, 2023