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Legislature passes attempted balance between landowners and carbon pipeline project

Supporters say bills protect farmers; opponents say they protect company BY: JOSHUA HAIAR, South Dakota Searchlight Years of debate about a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline came to...

State House bans Senator for breach of decorum

By Joshua Haiar and Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight A state senator has been banned from the House of Representatives floor and lobby for the...

Opposition to pipeline could derail landowner protections, House leader Mortenson warns

By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — With most of this year’s legislative session in the rearview mirror, some lawmakers are making a final...

Senate change to teacher-pay bill sparks House rebuttal and sets up final-week showdown

By  Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Average teacher compensation would only have to rise half as much as state education funding under the new terms of...

Senate panel moves to limit local authority in pipeline regulation

Supporters say ‘compromise’ protects counties, doesn’t scuttle development By: John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Update 2/22/24: On Wednesday, 2/21/24, the bill advanced out of the Senate...

Q&A: Carbon pipeline execs say ethanol’s future hangs in the balance

By: Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight          MARION — If South Dakota’s ethanol industry does not reduce the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide it emits...
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