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140,000 people did their taxes with the free IRS direct file pilot. But program's future is unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Friday that more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program and participants saved roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have otherwise spent with commercial tax preparation companies. The government pilot...
South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem's Texas dental trip and promo video
A Democratic legislator on Wednesday called for an inquiry into South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's trip to Texas for dental work and a promotional video in which she praises the doctors for giving her "a smile I can be proud of and confident in.” State Sen. Reynold Nesiba...
South Dakota Legislature ends session but draws division over upcoming abortion rights initiative
South Dakota's Republican-led Legislature wrapped up on Thursday after about two months of work in a session that largely aligned with Gov. Kristi Noem's vision and drew division over an abortion rights ballot initiative voters could decide in November. Lawmakers sent a $7.3 billion...
A former South Dakota attorney general urges the state Supreme Court to let him keep his law license
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Wednesday urged the state Supreme Court to dismiss an effort to suspend his law license, arguing that he took responsibility and acted professionally following a deadly accident with a pedestrian that precipitated his...
Noem fills 2 legislative seats after South Dakota Supreme Court opinion on legislator conflicts
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has filled two legislative seats, one of them empty for months as she sought and awaited a state Supreme Court opinion on legislator conflicts of interest. Last fall, Noem had asked the high court to weigh in on legislator conflicts of interests related...