Makenzie Huber

South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden’s plan to keep state funding flat for Medicaid providers, state employees and schools could hurt the same areas Rhoden said he’s helped “prioritize” in recent years, advocates say.

Concern: That’s what Daryl Zimmerman, who represents federal employees and retirees, has heard over the last year from federal workers.

Former HR specialist Caitlynn Belliveau struggled to find work to support her family after taking a buyout from the federal government.

Liz Renner was laid off under Department of Government Efficiency action, reinstated, and then offered and accepted a deferred resignation.

NorthWestern Energy is planning to build a second natural gas plant to generate more electricity in Aberdeen.

South Dakota is the fourth state in the country to commit to President Donald Trump’s federal education tax credit program, Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Friday in Sioux Falls.

The South Dakota Department of Education deserves an F, according to one of the lawmakers tasked with performance management reviews.

If South Dakota is awarded the $1 billion it’s seeking from a new federal rural health fund, half of it will be used to modernize telehealth and data-sharing efforts.

Calls to retain South Dakota’s current math standards continued at a state Board of Education Standards meeting.

Funding for a Head Start program in South Dakota is delayed because of the federal government shutdown, forcing difficult decisions.