THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For South
Dakota.
New investment. Help for working families and ranchers.
Safer communities and honored heritage.
announced for Sioux Falls28%Decrease in homicides
in South Dakota in 2025200+Immigration-related arrests
assisted by the Highway Patrol
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for South Dakota.
Nine big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and put more money back in South Dakotans’ pockets.
- Jobs protected17,000
- Rural healthcare$189M
- Avg. tax refund$3,458
Big names.
New opportunities.
President Trump’s agenda is bringing new private investment to South Dakota — from healthcare to pork and cheese.
Safer communities.
Real results.
President Trump is making South Dakota safe again, with reported crime down statewide and in Sioux Falls and Rapid City.
Ending anti-rancher
lawfare.
The Trump Administration terminated the Biden Administration’s politically motivated prosecution of the Maude family, a South Dakota ranch family.
Year-round E15.
Approved.
President Trump approved a request for year-round sales of E15 made by South Dakota and six other states.
- ApprovedMarch 2026
- States requestingSouth Dakota + six
Backing the
Highway Patrol.
President Trump delivered financial support to South Dakota to deal with criminal illegal aliens.
The worst of the worst.
Removed.
President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from South Dakota communities — from Sioux Falls to Rapid City.
Wounded Knee.
A sacred site secured.
President Trump signed the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act into law.
Fireworks over
Mount Rushmore.
President Trump brought fireworks over Mount Rushmore back for the first time in five years to celebrate America’s 250th Birthday.
- Fireworks before 20202010
- President Trump at Rushmore2020
- America’s 250thJuly 2026
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Significant upside.
For South Dakota.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered for South Dakota workers, families, and seniors.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 17,000 South Dakota jobs, preserved $3 billion in South Dakota economic activity, and preserved $1 billion in wages for South Dakota workers.
NAM tax wins reportCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $189 million in rural healthcare funding to South Dakota.
CMS rural health awards200,000 seniors.
Bigger refunds.
The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for South Dakota’s 200,000 seniors.
The WFTC delivered South Dakotans an average tax refund of $3,458 in 2026.
White House: SD savingsBUILT FOR WHAT’S NEXT
They’re betting big
on South Dakota.
President Trump’s agenda is bringing new private investment to South Dakota.
3 company announcements.
B = billion. M = million. Figures reflect announced investments; planned spending and hiring may span multiple years.
PUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
Each figure shows a decrease compared with an earlier period.
South Dakota2025 vs. 2024↓ 6% overall reported crimes
Sioux FallsAs of August 31, 2026 vs. 2022↓ 18.2% total crime, a five-year low
As of August 31, 2026, Sioux Falls experienced an 18.2% decrease in total crime since 2022, marking a five-year low.
SiouxFalls.LiveRapid City2025 vs. the five-year average (2020–2024)↓ 6% violent crime
ENDING ANTI-RANCHER LAWFARE
Ending anti-rancher lawfare
in South Dakota.
President Trump is ending anti-rancher lawfare in South Dakota.
Charges dropped.
The Trump Administration terminated the Biden Administration’s politically motivated prosecution of the Maude family – a South Dakota ranch family who were relentlessly pursued by the Biden Department of Justice over just 25 acres of federal land.
USDA announcementYEAR-ROUND E15
Year-round E15.
For South Dakota.
President Trump approved year-round E15 for South Dakota.
Year-round sales approved.
President Trump approved a request for year-round sales of E15 made by South Dakota and six other states.
South Dakota state newsPraise from growers.
The decision received praise from the National Corn Growers Association.
National Corn Growers Association287(G) PARTNERSHIP
Support for the Highway Patrol.
Results on the road.
President Trump delivered financial support to South Dakota to deal with criminal illegal aliens.
Funding delivered.
The Trump Administration delivered more than $150,000 to the South Dakota Highway Patrol for their 287(g) agreement with ICE.
South Dakota state newsArrests made.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has assisted in more than 200 immigration-related arrests involving illegal aliens during routine patrols in South Dakota. Those arrests have included illegal aliens accused of murder, assault on law enforcement, and felony/misdemeanor drug crimes.
South Dakota state newsIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing the Worst of the Worst
from South Dakota.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in South Dakota communities.
Ricardo Rodriguez Gonzalez
From El Salvador
Convicted of: Aggravated assault of family with strongarm.
DHS recordLar Bwe
From Burma
Convicted of: Aggravated assault of family with strongarm and domestic violence.
DHS recordMohamed Abuzingla
From Sudan
Convicted of: Homicide, aggravated assault with weapon, and aggravated assault of family with strongarm.
DHS recordOtto Martin-Chilel
From Guatemala
Convicted of: Threat — terroristic state offenses and domestic violence.
DHS recordGnabley Zokou
From Ivory Coast
Convicted of: Forgery and statutory rape.
DHS recordWOUNDED KNEE MASSACRE MEMORIAL AND SACRED SITE ACT
A sacred site secured.
For generations to come.
President Trump signed the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act into law.
Signed into law.
President Trump signed the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act into law, placing 40 acres of land at the Wounded Knee Massacre into restricted status, securing the land for the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes for generations to come.
White HouseMOUNT RUSHMORE
Fireworks are back.
For America’s 250th.
President Trump brought fireworks over Mount Rushmore back for the first time in five years.
The first time since 2010.
President Trump previously spent the 4th of July at Mount Rushmore with fireworks in 2020, but that was the first time since 2010.
KELOLANDFireworks return.
President Trump visited Mount Rushmore on the eve of the 4th of July to celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with fireworks for the first time in five years.
National Park ServiceA CLOSER LOOK
Big numbers.
Clear sources.
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