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Trump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in the weeks before the midterms

Trump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in the weeks before the midterms

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- President Donald Trump's administration has made $15 billion worth of promises to agriculture producers in the last few weeks before the midterm elections, initiatives intended to help offset higher costs for diesel and fertilizer that farmers have endured largely due to his tariffs and the war in Iran.

Trump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in weeks before the midterms

Trump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in weeks before the midterms

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- President Donald Trump's administration has made $15 billion worth of promises to agriculture producers in the last few weeks of the midterm elections, initiatives intended to help offset higher costs for diesel and fertilizer that farmers have endured largely due to his tariffs and the war in Iran.

Republican who oversees South Dakota's elections endorses a Democrat in the race to succeed her

Republican who oversees South Dakota's elections endorses a Democrat in the race to succeed her

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota's Republican secretary of state is breaking with her party and endorsing the Democrat running for the office, saying "the integrity, stability, and professionalism of this office is at stake."

South Dakota incumbent Republican lawmaker facing felony election fraud counts

South Dakota incumbent Republican lawmaker facing felony election fraud counts

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- An incumbent South Dakota legislative leader is facing two felony counts, accused of falsifying signatures to put candidates forward for state Republican Party positions without them knowing.

South Dakota governor announces he will run for a full term next year

South Dakota governor announces he will run for a full term next year

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Tuesday he is joining the crowded Republican race for governor next June.

US Rep. Dusty Johnson announces he's entering race to become South Dakota governor

US Rep. Dusty Johnson announces he's entering race to become South Dakota governor

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota's lone member of the U.S. House, Republican Dusty Johnson, announced Monday that he will run for governor in the 2026 election, ending a six-year tenure in Congress and potentially facing off against the incumbent governor.

South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition

South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump 's proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore, but the effort has sparked a backlash from Indigenous groups who see the area as sacred.

South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade

South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Two years after approving a tough-on-crime sentencing law, South Dakota is scrambling to deal with the price tag for that legislation: Housing thousands of additional inmates could require up to $2 billion to build new prisons in the next decade.

South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem

South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem

MADISON, S.D. (AP) -- Dakota State University hasn't experienced the student protests taking place at other U.S. colleges. Nestled in rural South Dakota, most of the nearly 4,000 students have been focused on their studies or job hunts, avoiding politics and partisan groups.

South Dakota makes it tougher for recreational vehicle voters to participate in elections

South Dakota makes it tougher for recreational vehicle voters to participate in elections

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- In South Dakota, you will now need to live in the state for 30 consecutive days to be eligible to vote in the state's elections, thanks to a bill the governor signed into law on Tuesday.