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Baltimore, MD – The Social Security Administration (SSA) is announcing that over 100 million Americans have created personal my Social Security accounts. This marks a major milestone in the agency’s digital-first transformation to increase accessibility, expand service, and improve the overall customer experience for the public.
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Some of South Dakotans' greatest needs for resources in 2025 surrounded housing, food and utilities, according to the Helpline Center's 211 data from around the state.
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I would like to start this week’s recap off by saying thank you to everyone who was able to attend the Tripp and Gregory Country cracker barrels. There were a lot of good questions and discussion. For all of us elected to represent the district well, we need to hear from you. Thank you! One of the topics that came up was tax breaks and handouts to large corporations. I gave my word that as long as I am in Pierre to represent the good, hard working people of District 21, I would never advocate for or vote to grant targeted tax breaks to these large companies, especially data centers, or approve large sums of money from the taxpayers’ pockets to go to these companies. Last year, on the Senate floor, we defeated a bill that would have granted tax breaks to incoming hyperscale data centers, and I spoke on the floor about how wrong it is that some legislators seem to race to see how they can make it easier for large, usually out of state, companies to come in to South Dakota, yet no one seems to stop and consider the third generation rancher who carries the tax burden year round, or the small contractor trying to keep your lights on and water flowing barely making payments on machinery that sustains their livelihood. I am not here to represent large corporations who can afford to fairly pay their way. I am here to represent you. There will be several different bills on this topic heard in the Senate in the coming weeks.
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RAPID CITY, S.D. – After decades of building one home at a time for families in need of affordable housing, South Dakota's two largest Habitat for Humanity affiliates have embarked on efforts to develop multiple houses in a single project.
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We’re celebrating this year as we pass a major milestone— ten years of advocating for, connecting and strengthening the arts in South Dakota. Founded in 2016, Arts South Dakota was created to be a unified voice for artists, arts organizations, educators and creative businesses statewide. Over the past decade, thousands of artists, volunteers, community organizers, supporters and cultural influencers who have helped Arts South Dakota underscore the fact that the arts are essential for our communities, our economy and our state’s quality of life.
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WeekFourwastheonlyfiveday weekofLegislativesession. The deadline to introduce bills was Feb. 5.
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