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News

U.S. bank closures raise concerns in South Dakota

“The key thing is for people to remain calm,” South Dakota Bankers Association president Karl Adam said from Washington, D.C., where he met with Sens. Mike Rounds and John Thune.

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)

South Dakota

SD Sens. Rounds, Thune focus on military for favorable vote on $1.7 trillion spending package

Entering the final days of the current Congress, a $1.7 trillion appropriations bill funding major government operations until next year is on its way to President Joe Biden's desk.

December 23, 2022 03:54 PM

South Dakota

Sens. Rounds, Thune, Rep. Johnson criticize former President Trump's calls for 'termination' of Constitution

In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Dec. 3, former President Donald Trump called for "termination" of the United States Constitution due to allegations of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. In separate statements, Sen. Mike Rounds, Sen. John Thune and Rep. Dusty Johnson criticized this rhetoric.

December 05, 2022 03:47 PM

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South Dakota

‘Slap in the face:’ Dusty Johnson calls Biden student loan debt reduction plan ‘political giveaway’

According to the Biden administration’s fact sheet, the program could cancel the entirety of debts owed by roughly 20 million borrowers, with about 23 million more seeing partial relief.

August 24, 2022 04:01 PM

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South Dakota

Sen. Rounds introduces bill to block Chinese farmland purchases such as Fufeng in ND

The legislation would bar entities linked with China and a handful of other countries from buying land or agricultural business in the United States, building on a similar proposal sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson in the House last month. Rounds linked the protection of American agriculture to national security, pointing to the controversy over Fufeng Group's purchase of land near Grand Forks Air Base.

August 17, 2022 04:01 PM

By Jason Harward

Letters

Letter: South Dakotans deserve protected election system

Updating this legislation ensures that voters decide election outcomes, not the vice president, state legislatures, or other outside entities.

May 28, 2022 04:00 PM

By Karon Gubbrud, Sioux Falls

Business

Will the electric vehicle wave hit South Dakota? They're 'not completely practical,' says one auto dealer owner

“Until someone comes out with a much more effective way of doing this, it is not completely practical,” said Austen Iverson, owner of Iverson Auto.

December 23, 2021 03:45 PM

By Sam Fosness

South Dakota

Sen. Mike Rounds facing 'unknowns' while navigating holidays after wife's death

The former governor of South Dakota spoke candidly this week in Washington, D.C., about the death of his wife, Jean Rounds, his family members' new roles over the holidays, and a path toward public responsibility in government.

December 18, 2021 11:00 AM

By Christopher Vondracek

South Dakota

Jean Rounds, Sen. Mike Rounds' wife, former SD first lady dies of cancer

Jean Rounds, a former first lady of South Dakota and Lake Preston, South Dakota, native, had been treated for cancer at the Mayo Clinic.

November 02, 2021 03:30 PM

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Columns

Rounds: Count on your local newspaper

As we celebrate National Newspaper Week, I want recognize and thank everyone working for our state’s local newspapers.

October 04, 2021 01:35 PM

By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds

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South Dakota

Electric cars, bureaucrats, tax increases draw ire of South Dakota's all-GOP delegation at Dakotafest

Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds, as well as Rep. Dusty Johnson, said they were working to gum-up progressive goals on climate change and tax policy in Washington D.C. by reaching out to moderate Democrats as unlikely allies.

August 17, 2021 02:00 PM

South Dakota

Sen. Rounds, who helped negotiate $1 trillion infrastructure deal, opposes end result

South Dakota's two senators cited the federal budget deficit and other progressive liners in opposing an infrastructure bill, championed by President Biden, that received votes from 19 fellow Republicans in the Democratically-controlled U.S. Senate.

August 09, 2021 11:25 PM

News

South Dakota cattle producer testifies before Congress about need for 'second bidder' in livestock market

The hearing in the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry examined the tough sport for ranchers in the cattle market and was cheered by South Dakota's senators.

June 23, 2021 03:32 PM