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Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

48% Left coverage: 92 sources

Dozens of Native American radio stations across the country vital to tribal communities will be at risk of going off the air if Congress cuts more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, according to industry leaders.See the Story

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10 GOP senators come out against latest Trump school funding cuts, saying they ‘will harm students’

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10 GOP senators come out against latest Trump school funding cuts, saying they ‘will harm students’

63% Left coverage: 43 sources

A group of 10 GOP senators penned a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Wednesday condemning a pause in funding for after-school and summer activities that has thrown schools and programs into chaos. US Politics · United States See the Story

Senate tees up debate on package to claw back public broadcasting, foreign aid funds

49% Left coverage: 63 sources

Vice President Vance on Tuesday night broke a tie to allow the Senate to begin debate on a bill to claw back billions of dollars in funding previously authorized by Congress for foreign aid and public broadcasting. US Politics · United States See the Story

Universities push to restore campus maintenance funding after $9 million legislative cut

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

South Dakota Board of Regents member Pam Roberts participates in a December 2023 board meeting in Brookings. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)South Dakota public university leaders called on lawmakers Thursday in Brookings to restore $9 million in campus maintenance funding after a cut enacted by the Legislature earlier this year. “As I stated in the past, and will state in the future, I think it was very shortsighted and disappointing t…Brookings, South Dakota · Brookings Read Article

South Dakota University System Approves Guns-on-Campus Policy to Comply with New State Law

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The South Dakota Board of Regents approved a policy on Thursday in Brookings allowing people with enhanced permits to carry concealed pistols on the state’s public university campuses. “This is something that we don’t take lightly,” said Regents Executive Director Nathan Lukkes. The policy was necessitated by a law that took effect July 1, after lawmakers approved it during this year’s winter legislative session in Pierre. The prior policy prohi…See the Story

Sioux Falls Mayor Proposes Budget Cuts in Response to State Property Tax Relief Law

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken speaks to the Project Prison Reset group on April 3, 2025, at the Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken said Thursday that the city needs to cut its operating expenses by $8 million to $10 million over the next three years because of new state caps on property tax growth. The state Legislature and Gov. Larry Rhoden passed the caps during the …Primary Elections · Sioux Falls See the Story

Senate Panel Endorses Billions for B-21s and Millions for South Dakota Construction, Rounds Says

Coverage: 2 sources

Funding for the B-21 bomber program, construction money to support it at a base near Rapid City, and money for a Watertown National Guard vehicle maintenance building are wins for South Dakota in a new defense authorization bill, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds said this week. The South Dakota Republican is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity. The money is in the National Defense Authorization …Senate · Rapid City See the Story

Legislative Committee Finalizes Benefit Cut for Needy Families

50% Right coverage: 4 sources

Starting in August, low-income South Dakota families participating in a welfare program will receive less money to spend on necessities such as gas, groceries, utilities and rent. The benefit cut is the beginning of more reductions planned in the next few years. Lawmakers on the legislative Rules Review Committee voted 4-2 on Tuesday in Pierre to support the state Department of Social Services’ plan to reduce Temporary Assistance for Needy Famil…Pierre · Pierre See the Story

Amid a war of words, Native Americans continue to lack legislative attention

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Rep. Logan Manhart, R-Aberdeen, speaks in the South Dakota House of Representatives on Feb. 21, 2025, at the state Capitol in Pierre. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)Usually South Dakota has its political controversies during the legislative session or an election campaign. This year, in the dead of summer, we have a state representative’s use of the term “White Boy Summer.” It was used in an Instagram post by Rep. Logan Manhart, a District …Pierre · Pierre Read Article

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Senate approves $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid, public media funding

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Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

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10 GOP senators come out against latest Trump school funding cuts, saying they ‘will harm students’

10 GOP senators come out against latest Trump school funding cuts, saying they ‘will harm students’

Senate tees up debate on package to claw back public broadcasting, foreign aid funds

Universities push to restore campus maintenance funding after $9 million legislative cut

South Dakota University System Approves Guns-on-Campus Policy to Comply with New State Law

Sioux Falls Mayor Proposes Budget Cuts in Response to State Property Tax Relief Law

Senate Panel Endorses Billions for B-21s and Millions for South Dakota Construction, Rounds Says

Legislative Committee Finalizes Benefit Cut for Needy Families

Amid a war of words, Native Americans continue to lack legislative attention

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