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Noem opposes listing Native women in anti-violence bill

Congresswoman says all victims would be covered under the House version of the Violence Against Women Act and different groups don't need to be singled out.

• Rep. Kristi Noem
• Senate Approves Bill to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

Thune ‘frustrated’ at stall in farm bill talks

Fight among growers of different crops leads to 11th hour falter.

• Thune

Congress to make key vote on post office closures Tuesday

With the U.S. Postal Service scheduled to run out of money in October, Senate leaders agreed on Thursday to take up the 21st Century Postal Service Act and a series of more than 30 proposed amendments.

• Rep. Kristi Noem
• Tim Johnson
• John Thune

Johnson calls for OK on Buffett Rule

‘Millionaires and billionaires should pay their fair share,’ Johnson says.

• Tim Johnson

Americans Elect will offer voters a third choice for president

Non-partisan group awaits certification for South Dakota ballot.

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• Nathan Daschle

Senator: Hundreds of jobs lost in ‘pink slime’ controversy

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said the current national uproar over the so-called “pink slime” beef product made by Dakota Dunes-based Beef Products Inc. has cost hundreds of people their jobs.

• Jobs lost

Thune sponsors bill to repeal ‘death tax’

Saying a lifetime of hard work and thrift should not be punished at death, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., introduced a bill Wednesday to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, known as the death tax by its many critics.

• Thune

SD funds could be cut back in federal transportation bill

Some money allocated to projects in South Dakota under a federal highway bill passed in 2005 could be rescinded, or clawed back, under a new bill working its way through Congress.

Johnson defends Obama on energy

Senator seeks to ‘set record straight’ in partisan sparring over oil drilling.

Sen. Johnson: Limbaugh’s remarks ‘outrageous and terrible’

Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., joined the growing chorus of critics of national radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday.

Columns

ROSS: Janklow on trial: A powerhouse brought low

It took place in the middle of a cold snap, familiar to South Dakotans, and much like the day he died. This day, the day Bill Janklow was found guilty, would forever alter his life.

• Denise Ross