Analyst Jon Thurber News Today

Navigators Heartland Greenway System, a $3.2 billion endeavor, is expected to run through about 111.9 miles of eastern South Dakota farmland between Brookings, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody and Turner counties.

In front of a tough crowd mostly comprised of supporters of Rep. Jon Hansen, Burns-Thompson's strategy was to find common ground with her opponent.

A SDPUC staff analyst said he would withhold a recommendation on whether to approve or deny Navigator's pipeline permit for the time being.