South Dakota News Watch
WEBSep 15, 2024 · South Dakota News Watch is an independent, nonprofit organization reporting untold stories that help South Dakotans be informed and engaged citizens.
South Dakota Voter Guide - South Dakota News Watch
WEBSep 22, 2024 · Registering, voting and important dates. The South Dakota Secretary of State's website includes details about how to register to vote, where to vote and how to absentee vote if you're unable to cast a ballot on Election Day and other important information.. Key dates for 2024: Sept. 20: Absentee voting begins; Oct. 21: Voter registration deadline; Nov. 5: General election (polls are open from ...
SD Labor Department to cut job services staff, close offices
WEBDec 15, 2023 · The reductions come as Noem continues her national advertising effort through the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, which used about $5 million from the Future Fund for the initial campaign.. Economic development corporations and some major employers were then solicited for contributions to pay for a $1.5 million “phase two” of advertisements that have hit the airwaves, with ...
Open primaries in South Dakota has early support: Poll
WEBJan 8, 2024 · “We’re encouraged by these results,” said veteran political operative Drey Samuelson, who serves on the board of directors for South Dakota Open Primaries.. “It’s worth noting that undecideds generally split evenly between voting in favor of a measure and against it, which would put us roughly at 58%.
Staff and Freelancers - South Dakota News Watch
WEBSouth Dakota News Watch is staffed by a chief executive officer, two investigative journalists and freelance journalists. Carson Walker Title: chief executive officer Contact: 605-610-9366 / [email protected] Language spoken: English Demographic expertise: South Dakota and its people. Walker has traveled the entire state extensively throughout his journalism career
Poll shows support for grocery tax repeal, but critics warn of …
WEBJun 10, 2024 · Concerns about budgetary impact are more pronounced since state legislators voted to lower the general sales tax rate from 4.5% to 4.2% during the 2024 legislative session. It sunsets, or expires, in 2027. Sanderson echoed concerns raised by Attorney General Marty Jackley in his ballot explanation that IM 28, by interrupting collection of sales tax for certain items, could “affect the state ...
Poll: Majority of South Dakotans want new system for primary …
WEBJun 12, 2024 · “It’s not uncommon for people of a party label to disagree more with results that don't align with their preferences,” said Hellwege. “But here we’re seeing that it goes beyond that to where Republicans in particular are less likely to believe not only in the accuracy of election results but in democracy itself as a system.”
Democracy, elections in South Dakota face doubts in new poll
WEBJan 3, 2024 · A South Dakota News Watch poll shows voters have deep concerns about the U.S. democratic system of government and elections. The early voting area within the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre, S.D., was a busy spot in October 2020.
SD News Watch wins numerous awards
WEBMay 8, 2024 · Bart Pfankuch and Stu Whitney honored by multiple organizations. South Dakota News Watch content director Bart Pfankuch, CEO Carson Walker and investigative reporter Stu Whitney, Friday, April 26, 2024, at the South Dakota NewsMedia Association convention in Huron.
Politics - South Dakota News Watch
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Everything South Dakota voters need to know about statewide contests in the Nov. 5 general election: How to register and vote, what's at stake, and a way to ask questions and express what issues are important to them.