January 17, 2023

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A group of South Dakota Republican lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday to outlaw gender-affirming health care for transgender youth, pushing the state to join at least a dozen others considering anti-transgender legislation this year. The South Dakota bill, unveiled at a state Capitol news conference, aims to keep children younger than […]

PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem, Representative Mary Fitzgerald, and Senator John Wiik announced the introduction of a bill on Tuesday which would exempt groceries from the state-wide sales tax. HB 1075, which establishes that the tax on the sale of all “food and food ingredients” is “zero percent,” would reduce state revenues by an […]

PIERRE.S.D.  — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has introduced five bills in the 2023 legislative session and all five are scheduled for their first committee hearing this week. “Our legislative package aims to enhance public safety, strengthen the integrity of our elections, and protect the privacy of South Dakotans,” said Attorney General Jackley. The […]

PIERRE, S.D. – A South Dakota legislative committee recommends this morning (Tuesday) that the Joint Appropriations Committee consider a bill that would allocate an additional $13 million to the Sanford Underground Research facility in the Black Hills. Proponents told the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee that Senate Bill 35 is needed to expand room for […]

UNDATED – Concern over the future of the teaching profession in South Dakota has led to more aggressive efforts by education officials to train and inspire a new generation of classroom leaders, with particular emphasis on elementary school classrooms. The push comes as kindergarten through 12th grade teacher shortages worsen across the state, a trend […]