• Mayor's right-hand woman stepping down. Erica Beck, chief of staff for Mayor Paul TenHaken, announced this week that she'll be stepping down from her role this summer. It's unclear if TenHaken will fill her position as he's in his last year as mayor. Beck, who worked for Lloyd Companies before her time with the city, said she's always known her time in city government was "finite."
    • "It is now time that I focus my attention on the next chapter," Beck said.
  • Run for office. Friday is the last day to file nominating petitions to run for one of two open seats on the Sioux Falls School Board. Want to be one of the main decision makers for the largest school district in the state? Learn more here.
  • What federal cuts to education will mean for S.D. For every dollar South Dakota spends on students, 21 cents came from the federal government. It's the second-highest percentage of federal education funding, second only to Mississippi. So what happens if/when the Department of Education is dismantled? South Dakota News Watch has a very helpful Q&A looking at exactly what federal education funding pays for in the state and what the congressional delegation has to say about all of this.