This is a list of prominent people who were born in or lived for a significant period in U.S. state of South Dakota. For a larger list by location, see People from South Dakota.
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Vine Deloria, Jr., American Indian author, theologian, historian, and activist
House to mailbox-only South Dakotans who haven’t spent 30 consecutive nights in a single in-state location ... even if he understands why some South Dakotans might get squirrelly about his participation.
“SouthDakota continues to be an example of free and fair elections ... This undermines the bill's intent by putting South Dakotans at a disadvantage to dark money out-of-state groups," Rhoden wrote.
— Who advocates for rural SouthDakota? ... from South Dakota, Montana, Colorado, and Iowa, to name a few ... “We have great people in the state of South Dakota and people that want to work ... The South Dakota rural business delegation to Washington, D.C.
“Every day that we looked through the updates, what was coming through the pipeline, I just had to question, ‘Who were these bills in mind for? Were they for the average South Dakotan? What was the purpose of this?’”.
House to mailbox-only South Dakotans who haven’t spent 30 consecutive nights in a single in-state location ... if he understands why some South Dakotans might get squirrelly about his participation.
Perhaps the cold and wind that drives South Dakotans indoors in winter contributes to reflection and writing? ... Over many generations, he said, South Dakotans have found that strength.
As the 100th session of the SouthDakota Legislature comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on the work we accomplished on behalf of South Dakotans. While there were challenges and deep divisions on some issues, this session also ....
The Governor’s House program works to offer affordably priced, energy-efficient and high-quality homes for South Dakotans ... The home must be considered the purchaser’s only residence and it must be placed in South Dakota.
— More than 80,000South Dakotans struggle with food insecurity, including one in nine children and one in 12 adults ... In 2024, 72,000 South Dakotans were identified as food insecure, and it's projected that 106,000 will be affected in 2025.
Regular session will next convene in January 2026 ...MikeDerby ... Many of the governor’s proposed cuts were reinstated including two prominent services, state libraries and SouthDakotaPublic Broadcasting ... This is a great investment for South Dakotans ... .
Last week, Summit asked SouthDakota regulators to pause proceedings in the company’s permit application ... “Private companies should not be able to take South Dakotans’ land against their will,” he said at the time.
As the 100th session of the SouthDakota Legislature comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on the work we accomplished on behalf of South Dakotans. While there were challenges and deep divisions on some issues, this session also ....