Articles by Travis Kriens

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — Property rights advocates in South Dakota advanced their “Bossly bill” on Tuesday, aimed at limiting the ways developers can use eminent domain to enter private land when a landowner [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota House of Representatives will soon vote on a bill meant to bar the purchase of sweetened beverages with food stamps. House Bill 1056 would require the state Department of [Read More…]

Tim Henderson/Stateline States that were leaders in childhood vaccination before the pandemic are among those losing ground as exemptions and unfounded skepticism take hold, encouraged by the Trump administration’s stance under U.S. Health and Human [Read More…]

Kevin Hardy/Stateline Household incomes have grown in nearly every state over the past 50 years, but a new study concludes that growth has been uneven across the country. An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, released [Read More…]

Elisha Brown/States Newsroom Even though many legislative sessions only just convened across the country this month, efforts to restrict access to abortion pills are in full swing, particularly in states that already ban abortion. Nearly [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch 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 [Read More…]

Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch VERMILLION, S.D. – In this college town of 11,000, a handful of long-time residents are building the state’s first-ever cohousing development, which they hope provides a new way of living [Read More…]

Charles Mix County, S.D.- A Belle Fourche man died in a single vehicle crash Saturday evening 10 miles southwest of Platte, SD. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members. [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota lawmakers have introduced at least 28 bills directly addressing property taxes so far this legislative session, with more expected to be filed. Several have been considered by lawmakers already. The session [Read More…]