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    January 16, 2017
    THUNE: A health care system that works for South Dakotans
    The Republican-led Congress heard the American people loud and clear on Obamacare. The law is broken beyond repair, and Americans are looking...
    opinion/columnsJanuary 16, 2017 - 11:01am
    January 12, 2017
    Harrisburg students to attend presidential inauguration
    HARRISBURG (AP) — More than five dozen middle school students from Harrisburg will get a firsthand civics lesson when they travel to Washington, D.C., to witness the presidential inauguration. The group secured tickets to the inauguration through Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune,...
    newsJanuary 12, 2017 - 12:18pm
    December 20, 2016
    Mitchell's Spencer Mohr (55) carries the trophy after the Kernels win over the Harrisburg Tigers for the Class 11AA state championship game on Friday at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. (Matt Gade/Republic)
    Thune appoints Mitchell student to US Naval Academy
    Winning a high school state football championship was a dream for Mitchell’s Spencer Mohr, but an even bigger dream is coming together for...
    newsDecember 20, 2016 - 5:19pm
    December 14, 2016
    South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard is one of South Dakota's three electors for the Electoral College. Attorney General Marty Jackley and S.D. Republican Party Chair Pam Roberts are the other two electors. Lt. Gov. Matt Michels was initially pegged as an elector, but he cannot vote Monday due to family reasons. (Matt Gade / Republic)
    SD GOP electors will vote for Trump on Monday
    Two months after calling for President-elect Donald Trump to drop out of the race, Gov. Dennis Daugaard will cast his Electoral College ballot...
    newsDecember 14, 2016 - 5:36pm
    December 10, 2016
    State's congressional delegation aims to enact GOP wish list
    SIOUX FALLS (AP) — South Dakota's all-Republican congressional delegation will head to Washington next year eager to repeal the Affordable Care Act, overhaul taxes and cast aside reams of government regulations. After clashing with Democratic President Barack Obama for years while...
    newsDecember 10, 2016 - 10:17am
    December 6, 2016
    U.S. Senator John Thune (R), right, delivers remarks while U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R), center, and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R) listen during an event at Dakotafest near Mitchell in August. (Matt Gade/Republic)
    SD delegation battles to keep Hot Springs VA open
    South Dakota's congressional delegation made efforts Tuesday to maintain veterans' access to health care within the state. The Hot Springs VA...
    newsDecember 6, 2016 - 6:01pm
    November 15, 2016
    SD delegation hopes to kick WOTUS to the curb
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem announced her first major congressional action since declaring her intention to run for governor...
    newsNovember 15, 2016 - 1:20pm
    November 9, 2016
    Sen. John Thune speaks after winning re-election with his wife Elizabeth by his side during the Republican Party election night victory party hosted by the Minnehaha County Republican Party on Tuesday night at the District in Sioux Falls. (Matt Gade/Republic)
    Regional support for Thune rises, falls for Noem
    After losing nine of 17 counties in The Daily Republic's coverage area in 2004, U.S. Sen. John Thune nearly swept the region on Election Day....
    newsNovember 9, 2016 - 6:23pm
    U.S. Senator John Thune (R), right, delivers remarks while U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R), center, and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R) listen during an event at Dakotafest near Mitchell in August. (Matt Gade/Republic)
    SD legislators congratulate Trump on presidency
    Despite supporting different candidates in the primaries, all of South Dakota's legislators congratulated president-elect Donald Trump on his...
    newsNovember 9, 2016 - 1:54pm
    November 8, 2016
    GOP U.S. Sen. John Thune will return to Washington for a third term in the Senate
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — GOP U.S. Sen. John Thune will return to Washington for a third term in the Senate. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.)...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 8, 2016 - 8:16pm
    November 4, 2016
    U.S. Sen. John Thune, left, and Jay Williams speak during separate forums at DakotaFest earlier this year. (Republic file photos)
    Thune, Williams make their case for U.S. Senate
    If there ever was an underdog in a South Dakota election, it's Jay Williams. The Yankton Democrat — who's never held political office —...
    newsNovember 4, 2016 - 6:37pm
    October 26, 2016
    U.S. Sen. John Thune speaks to the current events and government students on Wednesday afternoon at Wagner Community School. (Sara Bertsch/ Republic)
    Thune talks IHS, tribal relations with Wagner students
    WAGNER — U.S. Sen. John Thune is keeping his fingers crossed that the Indian Health Services Accountability Act will make it to the president's...
    newsOctober 26, 2016 - 6:05pm
    October 23, 2016
    U.S. Sen. John Thune, right, delivers remarks while U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, left, listens during a panel called "Check-in From Washington, DC" during Dakotafest in August in Mitchell.(Matt Gade/Republic)
    Rounds, Thune won't support lame-duck hearings for SCOTUS nominee
    Spokespeople for U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds and John Thune said the South Dakota Republicans are not considering Senate hearings for Merrick Garland's...
    newsOctober 23, 2016 - 5:47pm
    October 22, 2016
    LETTER: John Thune puts party before country
    To the Editor: John Thune would have you believe both presidential candidates are flawed. Really? Hillary Clinton has been the target of vitriolic...
    opinion/lettersOctober 22, 2016 - 10:00am
    October 19, 2016
    Thune requests federal aid for ranchers affected by SD fire
    RAPID CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune is requesting federal disaster aid for ranchers affected by a large prairie fire in western South Dakota....
    newsOctober 19, 2016 - 10:57am
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