Kristi Noem

 PIERRE — Dozens of advocates turned out Thursday at the state Capitol to urge legislators to permanently set South Dakota's tourism tax at 1.5 percent. But one person they didn't convince during the hearing by the House Taxation Committee was its...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time...

Past its own New Year’s deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ of middle class tax increases and spending cuts late Tuesday night in the culmination of a...

The temporary extension of the Farm Bill that Congress passed on New Year’s Day wasn’t what two of South Dakota’s largest agricultural organizations wanted, their presidents said Wednesday. But having something in place through...

Top stories of 2012 5. Molded Fiber Glass does not expect to lay off any workers in the coming year after laying off 92 in 2012, said Dave Giovannini, plant manager. "We are anticipating a level of business that will allow us to retain our work force,...

PIERRE - Ten years ago, he almost didn't run for governor. His friendly, homespun campaign proved to be the right answer in an ugly time. Mike Rounds no longer is the underdog. Now, he is the intimidator. No longer governor because of term limits,...

Ten years ago he almost didn’t run for governor. His friendly, homespun campaign proved to be the right answer in an ugly time. Mike Rounds no longer is the underdog. Now he is the intimidator. No longer governor because of term limits, he set...

 PIERRE — We shall speak only praise of turkeys, and welcome their imminent presence on our dinner tables, in these last days leading to our national feast. May our thoughts turn to the blessings received since we last gathered over cranberries...

“Now is not the time to abandon public support for agricultural export market development,” says Darrell Davis, Ipswich farmer and Chairman of U.S. Wheat Associates (USW). “America will likely start to lose jobs if a Farm Bill that includes...

BILLINGS, Mont. - In a letter sent on Oct. 31 to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, R-CALF USA wrote that it strongly supports the bipartisan congressional requests for an investigation into the sheep procurement...

With the contentious 2012 elections finished, now comes the really difficult part.  Those elected must begin to lead. And there are some lessons to be gleaned from the final tallies Tuesday night. - For Rep. Kristi Noem, she has learned from a...

South Dakota voters didn’t leave any doubts Tuesday about the political leadership and the political direction they want taken in the state.   They want state government to balance its budget, so they put into the South Dakota Constitution the...