Gronli Statement on Venezuelan Attack Dell Rapids, SD  – Today, U.S. House Candidate Nikki Gronli released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s ordered military attack on Venezuela.   “Maduro is an illegitimate leader, but the actions taken today by the President are illegal. This morning, without authorization from Congress, President Trump attacked Venezuela. The people of Venezuela deserve American support through strategic actions like sanctions, freezing a

Oct. 30, 2025 News & Views with Joel Heitkamp, KFGO Nikki Gronli is the owner of Flatlander Strategies, a consulting firm helping organizations with strategic planning in communications, marketing, and policy advocacy. Nikki has traveled the state of South Dakota, hosting town halls, talking about rural healthcare being impacted by the "big, beautiful bill." On September 10, 2025, she announced her campaign for South Dakota’s lone U.S. House seat. Appointed by President Joe B

Oct. 24, 2025 Dakota Town Hall can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. On the show this week is Nikki Gronli the former USDA Role Development State Developer, Managing Director of Colliers Toby Morris as well as Deputy Mayor of Watertown Kyle Peters. Plug in as we talk about Gronli's campaign, farmer finaces, no kings, pheasant season, TIF's and how they work, Liberty Land, datacenters and best burgers. Listen at Apple Podcasts Listen at Spotify

Oct. 20, 2025 Interview with Hub City Radio, Aberdeen, SD. ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Back in September, Democrat Nikki Gronli announced that she will run for the U.S. House seat currently occupied by Congressman Dusty Johnson.  Gronli was previously with USDA Rural Development in South Dakota under former President Biden’s administration. Go to the radio interview here.

By Nikki Gronli Oct. 23, 2025 Photo property of Nikki Gronli. Cattle ranchers across the nation are right to raise the alarm over President Trump’s plan to import Argentine beef into the U.S. And you know what? It should alarm consumers, too. To the Producers You already know the cards are stacked against you. If only it were as simple as just increasing your herd size. Sure, beef prices are up, but so is everything else. All the inputs are higher: feed, fencing, equipment,

Oct. 16, 2025 Photo by Nikki Gronli of a soybean field at dusk. South Dakota’s number one industry, agriculture, is being senselessly harmed by tariffs and reckless trade policies. Farmers across our state are feeling the consequences of higher costs, fewer markets, and growing uncertainty about the future. Now, adding insult to injury, the Trump administration has announced  a $20 billion bailout for Argentina. American tax dollars are being used to rescue Argentina’s econom

Oct. 8, 2025 Photo from article: A voter marks his ballot at a polling place in Richland, Iowa, in 2020. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Nikki Gronli's campaign for U.S. House is just one of many across the country inspired by harmful tariffs, cuts to SNAP, and frozen grants hurting local producers. Thanks to Civil Eats for covering the candidates across the country stepping up.

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Oct. 7, 2025 See the full news coverage here as local media has a conversation with candidates about the use of AI in the upcoming campaign cycle. President Trump and the White House have used generative AI in the past couple of months to push messaging and images of Trump, his allies, and his political opponents. “We’ve seen attack-style memes that can be created. We’ve seen memes that turn people into superheroes or things like that. And when using AI, I would hope everyb

Oct. 6, 2025 Nikki joined the Scouting Lounge for a casual conversation .

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Oct. 1, 2025 U.S. House candidates were asked by Dakota News Now about their thoughts on the government shutdown. Nikki Gronli is concerned for farmers and small business owners logging in to the healthcare marketplace and being shocked by the prices if funding is not continued. “I’m glad that we have folks in Washington, DC, who are trying to stand up for the public when it comes to healthcare, when it comes to education. It’s a definite wall between Republicans and Dems, a

Sept. 17, 2025 U. S. House Candidate Nikki Gronli responds to the proposed cuts to Public  Education in the House's fiscal year 2026 budget, as covered by Dakota News Now . “These draconian cuts to public education put the future of South Dakota’s children on the line. $18 million in cuts to South Dakota’s public education will reduce staffing, increase classroom sizes, and provide fewer programs to our children. In rural areas, you’ll see further consolidation of schools.

Sept. 10, 2025 Thanks to the various media outlets that covered the campaign announcement. Here are some of the stories. https://www.sdpb.org/politics/2025-09-08/former-state-usda-rural-development-director-to-run-for-us-house https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/09/08/former-usda-appointee-nikki-gronli-announces-democratic-bid-congress/ https://www.kotatv.com/video/2025/09/09/nikki-gronli-makes-house-run-official/ https://www.sdpb.org/politics/2025-09-10/primaries-lik