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Action needed to protect kids’ mental health from social media

WEBSIOUX FALLS — The kids are not all right, and replacing socializing with social media contributes to it. That consensus emerged during a public dialogue Friday …

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Funding for nursing homes up 25% after state increase

WEBKohler believes it’ll take between six and 12 months to see an impact on staffing. While the state saw 25% average growth in funding, not all facilities received …

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With reorganization plans squashed for now, VA celebrates new …

WEBRAPID CITY — The long-debated, evolving plans for veterans’ health care in the Black Hills took a step forward Thursday with the grand opening of a new …

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Long-term care committee’s work translates into legislative success

WEBSummer study legislation that passed. A resolution requiring the state Department of Health to create a health care workforce report.; Legislation making it …

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Group says it's filing petition signatures to put grocery tax repeal …

WEBSouth Dakota and Mississippi are the only states that have a full state sales tax rate on groceries, but that could change in November.. Circulators of a petition to …

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BLM to finalize rule allowing federal leases targeted at protection …

WEBThe Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a Thursday news release …

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Federal solar power grants include $260 million for South Dakota …

WEBTribal and rural areas in and around South Dakota are set to benefit from about $260 million in federal grants for solar energy projects. A five-state, 14-tribe …

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Study group proposes a dozen ideas for long-term care with up to …

WEBThe recommendation by the committee could cost the state anywhere from $217,256 a year (an increase to $70 a month) to $869,025 a year (an increase to $100 a …

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Legislators seek health care workforce report to address …

WEBA resolution that would instruct the state Department of Health to issue a report on the state of South Dakota’s health care workforce is sailing through the …

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Cannabis advocates hope 420 ‘holiday’ pushes petition drive to …

WEBCannabis advocates in South Dakota hope today’s unofficial pot holiday and its associated concerts and dispensary discounts will improve the odds of getting …

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Aid to Ukraine, Israel approved by U.S. House with support from …

WEBWASHINGTON — Military and humanitarian aid could be on its way to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan within weeks after the U.S. House took a series of …

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Debate begins on abortion-rights ballot measure as Mitchell event

WEBMITCHELL — A proposed measure to reinstate abortion rights hasn’t made the ballot yet, but the debate is underway. About 100 people converged Tuesday …

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U.S. House GOP bars earmarks for certain non-profits, after …

WEBThe final batch of spending bills Congress approved in March, following House-Senate negotiations, was slated to include $1 million for the William Way LGBT …

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U.S. Senate sends foreign aid bill to Biden as McConnell chides …

WEBWASHINGTON — An additional $95 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan cleared the U.S. Senate after a bipartisan …

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Feds to require bird flu tests of dairy cattle before transport

WEBStarting next week, certain dairy cattle must be tested for avian influenza before they can be transported to a different state, the U.S. Department of Agriculture …

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Ballot question group sues Minnehaha County, alleges new policy

WEBDakotans for Health, a health care advocacy network and ballot question committee, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Minnehaha County officials over new restrictions on petition …

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Native American voices are finally factoring into energy projects

WEBEnergy resources on U.S. Native lands include coal, oil, uranium, solar, wind and hydropower. There is a long history of coal and uranium mining in Navajo territory in …

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Searchlight wins 11 awards, including Outstanding Young …

WEBSouth Dakota Searchlight won 11 awards in its division of the South Dakota NewsMedia Association’s 2023 Better News Media Contest, including the Outstanding …

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