South Dakota News Watch
Oct 3, 2024 · Poll: Majority of South Dakotans want new system for primary elections. South Dakota News Watch is an independent, nonprofit organization reporting untold stories that help South Dakotans be informed and engaged citizens.
South Dakota Voter Guide - South Dakota News Watch
3 days ago · Registering, voting and important dates. The South Dakota Secretary of State's website includes details about how to register to vote, where to vote and how to absentee vote if you're unable to cast a ballot on Election Day and other important information.. Key dates for 2024: Sept. 20: Absentee voting begins; Oct. 21: Voter registration deadline; Nov. 5: General election (polls are open from ...
Poll: Most South Dakota voters oppose recreational marijuana …
Jun 14, 2024 · The rate of opposition is consistent with a similar measure’s defeat in the 2022 election. But the level of support has dropped. A poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch showed that statewide support of marijuana legalization has dropped, creating a sizable deficit at a critical time when ballot measure committees are raising money and building strategies for …
Open primaries in South Dakota has early support: Poll
Stu Whitney. Jan 8, 2024 8 min. Nearly half of South Dakota voters support a proposed constitutional amendment to establish “top-two” open primaries for most political races, a News Watch poll shows. “I Voted” stickers are separated for voters at the downtown Siouxland Public Library branch in Sioux Falls in 2022.
News Watch receives $100,000 national grant
11 hours ago · News Watch will use the $100,000 over two years to explore ways to expand its news coverage in the state, diversify its revenue sources and help with operational improvements. Since 2017, the independent nonprofit has provided in-depth stories to its own readers as well as its media partner broadcasters and newspapers. South Dakota News Watch ...
Staff and Freelancers - South Dakota News Watch
South Dakota News Watch is staffed by a chief executive officer, two investigative journalists and freelance journalists. Carson Walker Title: chief executive officer Contact: 605-610-9366 / carson.walker@sdnewswatch.org Language spoken: English Demographic expertise: South Dakota and its people. Walker has traveled the entire …
Poll shows support for grocery tax repeal, but critics warn of …
Jun 10, 2024 · At an event in Rapid City, she unveiled her plan to repeal the grocery tax for the “largest tax cut in South Dakota history.”. She vouched for its affordability because of double-digit increases in sales tax revenue in 2021 and 2022, a budget surplus in 2022 of $115 million and $423 million in reserves. “That changed things,” Weiland ...
Poll: Amendment to expand South Dakota abortion rights has …
Jun 3, 2024 · The amendment has been certified for the Nov. 5 general election ballot. (Photo: Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch) Support for a 2024 ballot amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution is growing, reflected by a nearly 20-point margin between residents who said they are for the measure and those who oppose it ...
Poll: Majority of South Dakotans want new system for primary …
Jun 12, 202410 min. Amendment H would establish “top-two” primaries for governor, Congress and state legislative and county races rather than political parties conducting separate primary contests. Poll workers wait for the next South Dakota primary voter at the Instructional Planning Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
Politics - South Dakota News Watch
Oct 7, 2024 · Everything South Dakota voters need to know about statewide contests in the Nov. 5 general election: How to register and vote, what's at stake, and a way to ask questions and express what issues are important to them.