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Matters of the State: Election Day Preview

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1 year ago

November 4, 2024

Matters of the State: Election Day Preview

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – This week on Matters of the State, we look ahead to Election Day.

South Dakota voters will be deciding on seven ballot measures, along with hundreds of candidates for local, state, and federal office.

Northern State University political science professor Jon Schaff joins us to discuss the ballot measure landscape and what an exodus of Republican lawmakers could mean for the upcoming legislative session.

We also sit down with political analyst Dave Price to break down the home stretch of the race for the White House and which battleground states could actually be in play.

Matters of the State airs Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. on KSFY, and 10 a.m. on KOTA.

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Hispanic population thrives in one small SD town

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5 hours ago

December 13, 2025

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Hispanic population thrives in one small SD town

PLANKINTON, S.D. – Of the just 768 people who call Plankinton home, 163 identify as Hispanic, according to the 2023 American Community Survey. That’s 1 in 5 people – far higher than the state’s total proportion of Hispanic individuals, which sits at around 4% of the population. Churches are working to provide Spanish language services […]

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VIEWPOINT | South Dakotans deserve the full story

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17 hours ago

December 12, 2025

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VIEWPOINT | South Dakotans deserve the full story

Families in South Dakota work hard. We sacrifice a lot and ask very little from the people who govern us. We expect honesty, careful budgeting, and leadership that puts our interests above politics.

In his recent budget address, our governor painted an incomplete picture. He celebrated good results but did not explain what and who made those results possible. South Dakotans deserve more than selective storytelling. We deserve the truth.

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28 SD school districts to receive literacy grant

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1 day ago

December 12, 2025

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28 SD school districts to receive literacy grant

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Nearly 30 school districts in the state of South Dakota will receive the Elevating Literacy Across South Dakota (ELA-SD) grant from the South Dakota Department of Education. The purpose of the ELA-SD grants is to help create a comprehensive program to advance literary and pre-literary skills, reading and writing for […]

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