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Noem urges legislators to tighten belt on spending

Republican Governor Kristi Noem delivers 2023 budget message.

Legislators: Tuition freeze, daycare, lunches left out

A box of holiday-theme Dots candy and a wallet-sized card of phone numbers for the governor's top staff were on each lawmaker's desk Tuesday ahead of the annual budget message. The governor made no mention of them in her 30-minute speech, however.

Gov. Kristi Noem’s budget address ahead of 2024 South …

Growth, affordability goals for technical colleges

Capitol Notebook: Balancing SD’s reemployment fund

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Pierre police continue to probe apartment death

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Secrecy surrounds Noem’s budget recommendations

Shown are the governor's budget director, state Finance and Management Commissioner Jim Terwilliger, and Senator Ryan Maher, a member of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee who the lead Senate sponsor of the sales-tax reduction in the 2023 session.

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Unarmed combat sports won’t be regulated in SD

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Politics

How to watch the fourth Republican presidential debate …

FILE - Republican presidential candidates from left, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy arrive on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami. A two-hour Republican presidential primary debate will start at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter …

US announces new weapons aid for Ukraine as Congress …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC)'s Tribute Celebration, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein).

Biden urges Congress to pass Ukraine aid package …

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on funding for Ukraine from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker two months …

FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. McCarthy says he's resigning from his congressional seat in California two months after his historic ouster as House speaker. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has …

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on funding for Ukraine from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Investigates

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Sports

Bucks-Pacers, Lakers-Pelicans in Las Vegas for NBA …

Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton (0) and Buddy Hield, right, celebrate during the second half of an NBA basketball In-Season Tournament game against the Boston Celtics, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Zach Wilson to start at quarterback for the Jets …

New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson (2) looks to throw a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Belmont Stakes will be held at Saratoga Race Course …

FILE - The field breaks from the starting gate in the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course, with the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown shifting from Long Island to upstate to New York because of the massive renovation of Belmont Park. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, which has been expected for some time since the New York Racing Association unveiled plans for the $455 million Belmont Park project. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Pro Picks: Steelers will top Patriots in a close, …

New England Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe (4) is sacked by Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Eric Kendricks (6) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Vikings will stick with Joshua Dobbs at QB, after …

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Joshua Dobbs (15) takes part in drills during NFL football practice in Eagan, Minn., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Bills GM says edge rusher Von Miller to practice …

This photo provided by the DeSoto Regional Jail shows Von Miller. Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, after he was charged in a warrant with domestic violence against the mother of his children, who is pregnant, police said. (DeSoto Regional Jail via AP)

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National & World News

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