Reps top Senators, 64-57

PIERRE — By Friday, South Dakota’s lawmakers have to pass a budget.

Lawmakers seeking ag assessment answers

PIERRE — The South Dakota Senate set the stage Tuesday to get answers from county directors of equalization in the next few days.

City of Pierre makes plans for power, revitalization

PIERRE — Power, Progress, Pierre Street.

Engine No. 1 up for sale

FORT PIERRE — Fort Pierre’s fire department is trying to say goodbye to a very old friend.

Principal Bleeker leaves after nine years

FORT PIERRE — Merry Bleeker, the elementary principal in Stanley County for the past nine years, will resign at the end of this year.

Lawmakers make changes to public retirement

PIERRE — The Legislature gave final approval Monday to major changes intended to help return financial balance to South Dakota’s public-employee pension system, which has been rocked by higher costs and investment losses in recent years.

Hotalling, Hollar get extra year

FORT PIERRE — Stanley County superintendent Don Hotalling and middle school/high school principal Timothy Hollar will be with the district for another year each — but won’t be receiving any raises for now.

Pierre HS computer meeting tentatively set for March 29

PIERRE — The Pierre School Board took no action on the purchase of replacement portable computers for students at Riggs High School.

Stanley Co. eliminates tech position

FORT PIERRE — The Stanley County School District won’t have a technology coordinator position after this year.

Low-interest home improvement loans offered

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Pierre offers kindergarten screenings March 17-19

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Artist in Schools and Communities application due April 1

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Tribe celebrates land return

FORT THOMPSON — Crow Creek tribal chairman Brandon Sazue had no need for a microphone as he strode in front of the crowd gathered at the tribe’s headquarters Saturday.

Local leaders: Suggested cuts ‘could have been worse’

PIERRE — Local lawmakers are responding cautiously to the list of $53 million in cuts that Republican legislative leaders want to make to the governor’s proposed state budget.

GFP leaves 2010 pheasant season as is

PIERRE — Aside from a minor alteration regarding Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission proposed Friday that South Dakota’s 2010 season for pheasant hunting should stay the same as 2009.

SD rancher enjoying his low-keyed campaign

FORT PIERRE — Gubernatorial candidate Ken Knuppe found the ranchers gathered at the Fort Pierre Livestock Auction to be his kind of crowd — so much his crowd, in fact, that the Republican’s impressive mustache wasn’t even the biggest on hand.

Food bank gets keys to home

PIERRE — A cool, empty warehouse near the airport was filled with the warmth of charity on Thursday.

Lawmakers want to slice $43M from Rounds’ budget

PIERRE — Republican leaders in the House and Senate unveiled $43 million in cuts to Gov. Mike Rounds’ budget plan Thursday, including a 2 percent across-the-board cut for all state agencies except K-12 funding and Medicaid.

Gloves off for Gov. Rounds, lawmakers

PIERRE — Chilly relations between Gov. Mike Rounds and state lawmakers burst into the open Thursday as legislators unveiled plans to slash more than $43 million from the governor’s spending plan for next year.

Payment plan fails for state school aid

PIERRE — Legislation that sought to delay South Dakota Opportunity academic scholarship payments until students begin their second year of classes met a dead end Thursday.

Cooper wins GFP confirmation

PIERRE — The political thunderstorm that had been building for the past week lasted just 17 minutes Thursday afternoon. The South Dakota Senate voted 22-12 to accept Gov. Mike Rounds’ appointment of retired Game, Fish and Parks Secretary John Cooper to the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission.

SD soccer finally scores goal of school support

PIERRE — Soccer will become a school-sponsored sport in South Dakota.

Big fines set for ignoring closed roads

PIERRE — Driving on a closed road in South Dakota could mean opening your wallet.

‘Car Talk’ scrapped?

PIERRE — As Republican lawmakers consider ways to cut the budget, one rumored proposal is drawing attention — a potential $500,000 cut to South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

Eligibility criteria changed for Opportunity scholarships

PIERRE — Students in college and technical schools could more easily remain eligible for their South Dakota Opportunity academic scholarships under changes that received final approval Wednesday in the Legislature.

Need-based scholarship plan still alive

PIERRE — The Legislature is proceeding toward creation of a grant program to help needy students in South Dakota pay for attending universities and technical schools. However, the Legislature isn’t providing any money to pay for it.

Trademark bill gets first 2010 veto

PIERRE — Gov. Mike Rounds issued his first veto of the 2010 legislative session — but it might not hold up for long.

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