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Former governors, state AGs weigh in on Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 14h

A bipartisan group of former governors said President Trump’s federalization and deployment of National Guard members to Chicago upended the balance between state and federal powers, while 17 current Republican attorneys general told the court they support the administration’s move.

President Donald Trump’s novel use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers.

Number of parolees on the run plummets, parole supervisor reports • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 16h

There are fewer parolees on the run in South Dakota today than at any point since 2010, according to report heard by the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

There are a host of reasons for the dramatic drop: buff.ly/0BMmhPB

SIOUX FALLS — There are fewer parolees on the run in South Dakota today than at any point since 2010, the Board of Pardons and Paroles heard.

Trump threatens 'permanent' cuts to Democratic programs on day nine of shutdown gridlock • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 17h

#Shutdown Day 9: President Donald Trump said he’s prepared to cancel funding approved by Congress that he believes is going toward programs supported by Democrats.

Via @statesnewsroom.com

President Donald Trump said he’s prepared to cancel funding approved by Congress that he believes is going toward programs supported by Democrats.

Governor squanders his credibility on civil discourse with 'eat a salad' comment • South Dakota Searchlight

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 18h

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden reneged on his #civility pledge when he told a fellow governor to "eat a salad," writes @sethtupper.bsky.social.

Commentary:

Larry Rhoden spent months steering South Dakota onto the high ground of civil discourse, only to follow Kristi Noem back into the gutter.

State board approves $1.67 million in loans to businesses • South Dakota Searchlight

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 19h

The state Board of Economic Development approved two loans this week for businesses in Canton and Vermillion totaling $1.67 million.

The state Board of Economic Development approved two loans this week totaling $1.67 million from state government to businesses.

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 22h

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Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 22h

A majority of Americans disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job performance and the federal government’s evolving vaccine policy, according to a poll released by the nonpartisan health organization @kff.org. buff.ly/te9DrkO

The poll of 1,334 adults took place from Sept. 23 to Sept. 29 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points for the full survey.

US Senate rejects restriction of military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean • South Dakota Searchlight

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 1d

The U.S. Senate failed to advance a resolution designed to curb the president’s power regarding military actions abroad after the Trump administration ordered four strikes on boats in the Caribbean. South Dakota's John Thune and Mike Rounds voted against advancing the resolution. buff.ly/jcV2MkX

The resolution failed to advance 48-51 after Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff of California and Tim Kaine of Virginia forced a procedural vote.

Biofuels leaders: Iowa cedes its ethanol ‘crown’ to Nebraska with CO2 pipeline start • South Dakota Searchlight

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 1d

Iowa biofuels leaders say the state has ceded its position as the nation's #ethanol king to Nebraska: "We have been the world’s best place to turn corn into ethanol, and we’ve held that crown for 25 years. Last week, we got knocked off.”

Via @iowacapitaldispatch.com

Iowa biofuels experts congratulated Nebraska for the Tallgrass Trailblazer pipeline, but said it means Iowa is no longer king of ethanol.

Sinkhole victims ask Supreme Court to help them seek compensation from state • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 1d

Landowners forced from their homes five years ago by a #sinkhole in Black Hawk asked the South Dakota Supreme Court to hold the state accountable.

More details from the oral arguments: buff.ly/m3Wpusg

Landowners forced from their homes by a sinkhole asked the South Dakota Supreme Court to help them hold the state accountable.

Shutdown day eight: Congress standoff unchanged as first missed federal payday nears • South Dakota Searchlight

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 1d

Shutdown Day 8: Congress has just one week to break the stalemate and fund the government before active duty military members miss their first paycheck.

Via @statesnewsroom.com

Congress has just one week to break the stalemate and fund the government before active duty military members miss their first paycheck of the shutdown.

Average residential bill would go up $21 monthly if regulators approve Xcel electric rate increase • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 1d

Xcel Energy is requesting a rate increase that would cause electric bills for the company’s average South Dakota residential customer to go up by 19%, which equates to $21 per month.

Xcel Energy is requesting a rate increase that would cause monthly electric bills for the company’s average South Dakota residential customer to go up by 19%, which equates to $21 per month.

Former FBI Director Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges demanded by Trump • South Dakota Searchlight

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 1d

Former FBI Director #JamesComey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges in federal court in Virginia, in response to an indictment that followed an extraordinary pressure campaign from President Donald Trump.

Via @statesnewsroom.com

A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicted Comey in September on one charge of making false statements to Congress.

Senate confirms new US attorney for South Dakota • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 1d

The U.S. Senate confirmed Ron Parsons as South Dakota’s new U.S. attorney. This will be Parsons’ second stint as the top federal prosecutor in the state, after he previously served in the job during the first Trump administration. buff.ly/Kms479d

The U.S. Senate confirmed Ron Parsons as South Dakota’s new U.S. attorney. Senators voted 51-47 to confirm a lengthy list of presidential nominees

Noem visits Portland ICE facility as lawsuit over National Guard deployment continues • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 1d

As Oregon awaits more clarity from a federal appeals court on the Trump administration’s attempts to deploy National Guard troops from multiple states to Portland, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary #KristiNoem traveled to the city’s ICE facility.

Via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Portland's Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Tuesday.

A combative AG Pam Bondi confronts US Senate Judiciary over Trump crackdown • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 2d

In one exchange during an oversight hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Attorney General #PamBondi lashed out at Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, “I wish you’d love Chicago as much as you hate President Trump.”

Via @statesnewsroom.com

Bondi lashed out at Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, “I wish you’d love Chicago as much as you hate President Trump.”

State detective agency boss nominated to lead U.S. Marshals Service in South Dakota • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 2d

The head of South Dakota's Division of Criminal Investigation has been nominated to lead the U.S. Marshals Service in the state.

President Donald Trump has nominated the head of South Dakota’s Division of Criminal Investigation to lead the U.S. Marshals Service in the state.

Trump deployment of troops to Democratic states targets Illinois • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 2d

A federal judge will hear arguments in Illinois over Chicago’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s deployment of #NationalGuard troops to the state before deciding whether to block the move, the judge wrote in an order.

Via @statesnewsroom.com

A federal judge will hear arguments in Illinois over Chicago’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the state.

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden issues 65 pardons, one commutation since taking office • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 2d

Gov. Rhoden has issued 65 pardons and one commutation since taking office in January, according to records on file with the South Dakota Secretary of State. buff.ly/oGIl6Ld

A state board makes recommendations, but the South Dakota Constitution grants the governor sole authority to extend clemency.

Lalley: Criminal pardons are public in South Dakota because of Dave Kranz

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 2d

Patrick Lalley of Sioux Falls Live picks up on Searchlight's reporting about Gov. Rhoden's use of executive clemency, writing "The reason John [Hult] was able to go through the paperwork for that fine story was because of another good reporter many years ago. That was David Kranz." buff.ly/1HI96Mi

A phone call from Russell Means on New Year's Day in 2003 exposed Bill Janklow's secret pardons and a 17-month saga that changed the law and opened the files.

South Dakota has third-highest increase amid growing US prison population • South Dakota Searchlight

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 2d

Meanwhile, @stateline.org reports on newly available federal data showing South Dakota with the nation's third highest increase in prisoner populations. buff.ly/YbtbDFk

The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline.

Rehabilitation task force will pick up prison population talks where lawmakers left off • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 2d

Voices from South Dakota’s Legislature, judiciary, schools, law enforcement, mental health, tribal health and nonprofit spheres will pick up and carry on a conversation about inmate rehabilitation and recidivism that began with a lawmaker-led summer study this year. buff.ly/Xys0k1S

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced the membership of a correctional rehabilitation task force on Tuesday.

Hegseth’s own decision may be final, but the Wounded Knee medals debate is not over • South Dakota Searchlight

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 2d

Defense Secretary Hegseth's decision to protect medals awarded for the #WoundedKneeMassacre "may indeed be his final one," writes Craig Howe, "but his proclamation that the medals will never be rescinded betrays a lack of awareness of how fast attitudes can change."

Commentary:

The defense secretary's proclamation that the medals will never be rescinded betrays a lack of awareness of how fast attitudes can change.

Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 2d

The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last #GovernmentShutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers.

Via @statesnewsroom.com
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The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown.