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As a budget works its way through Congress, policy experts here in South Dakota are tracking what tax cuts and program reductions would mean for state government spending. But Advocates say new work requirements would reduce access to benefits and the states would also have to absorb more program costs.
This summer, South Dakota lawmakers plan to study challenges facing emergency medical services around the state, including in remote areas. Ambulance operators say they hope the study leads to meaningful support amid staffing challenges and financial pressures.
Groups across the country are working to help tone down the nation's heated political rhetoric as experts debate whether the divisive landscape might see a correction. In a forum hosted by the R Street Institute, panelists noted this isn't the only time in U.S. history when populism and an anti-establishment mood were major forces in politics.
Historic homes have charm, but when they become decrepit, they damage property values and, more importantly, fail as safe places to live. In Rapid City, Black Hills Works has recovered a home and has made it livable once again.
In Garretson, South Dakota, Dr. Beth Jensen and her two neighbors have started doing goat yoga. She talks about the Glean for Good Farm in this season of Dakota Life.
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