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Eminent domain, education, property taxes have attention of Republican leadership PIERRE , S.D. — A year full of decisive electoral victories in South Dakota has come to a close. Now, […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The 100th South Dakota legislative session is set to commence on January 14 and will span 38 legislative days. During this period, the Center for Rural Affairs […]
PIERRE — Democratic caucus meetings in the State Capitol next session may have just gotten a little cozier. Rep. Peri Pourier and Sen. Red Dawn Foster, district mates from District […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Legislature will be led by a more conservative group of lawmakers for the next two years following leadership elections held among House and Senate […]
PIERRE, S.D. Two Democrats from the same legislative district will take on leadership roles in each of the two chambers in Pierre next year. Rep. Erin Healy, who has served […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Current and former state lawmakers are set to honor a century of policy-making with a fresh commemorative logo, and a rare gathering of past and present legislators […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Applications are now open for South Dakota high school students interested in serving as pages for the historic 100th Session of the South Dakota Legislature. The program […]
PIERRE — The South Dakota Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee (GOAC) has its hands full with inquiries into malfeasance by state employees between now and the end of the […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Opponents of a Nov. 5 ballot measure that would reduce state sales tax collections worry it could be the final straw that breaks South Dakota’s AAA bond […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Lawmakers expressed frustration Tuesday in Pierre over the uncertain price tag for construction and operations of a proposed men’s prison in Lincoln County. Members of the Legislature’s […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota lawmakers passed 234 bills during this year’s legislative session and on Monday, July 1, 208 of those new laws will go into effect. Some […]
PIERRE – Legislation intended to inhibit efforts to put measures on the 2024 election ballot sailed through the Senate Monday afternoon, sending it to the Governor for final approval. House […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A state House panel updated a high-profile carbon pipeline bill to retain county rights to regulate pipeline locations. But that change was accompanied by another that would […]
PIERRE, S.D. — It’s been 41 years since two South Dakota counties combined. And for longer than that, there are lawmakers and academics have thought more counties should merge. This […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The group sponsoring a constitutional amendment will likely file a lawsuit if legislators pass a bill allowing petitioners to withdraw signatures that have already been certified […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Millions of dollars in unclaimed property are received by the state each year. To Republican Rep. Tony Venhuizen, it’s time the state Legislature had more oversight over […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Bills attempting to increase gun owners’ responsibilities to report stolen firearms and to keep firearms secure went down in defeat in a House committee this week. Democratic […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A legislative budget committee endorsed a bill Tuesday that would repeal $7.5 million in state funding for South Dakota State University to construct a new dairy research and training […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Legislation has been introduced that would require mud flaps on trucks capable of towing at least 10,000 pounds. And despite efforts by the House Transportation Committee to […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Attorney General Marty Jackley is proposing five pieces of legislation this session. Since he is not a lawmaker he can’t present the legislation himself but will work […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem set the tone for the 2024 South Dakota Legislature not with her session-opening State of the State Address but with her budget message in December. The […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s Governor, Kristi Noem, is taking decisive steps to safeguard the state’s agricultural interests. She is reviving a legislative effort aimed at redefining laws around foreign […]
PIERRE, S.D. – An effort to place an armed security officer in every South Dakota public school failed to clear its first legislative hurdle Thursday. Sen. Brent Hoffman’s bill, which […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A House committee tabled a bill this morning (Friday) that would have required all South Dakota 11th graders to take the ACT. The ACT is a college […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Using a “Freedom Works Here” top ten list as a framework, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem delivered an upbeat 40-minute State of the State Address to a […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Landowners across the state are joining for a rally in Pierre regarding local control over issues related to land-use and development. The Property Rights Rally on Monday […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension’s 4-H program is gearing up for its fourth annual 4-H Capitol Day, scheduled for January 17, 2024, in Pierre. This event […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A statewide coalition has formed to pursue restrictions on the use of eminent domain for projects such as carbon dioxide pipelines. The group introduced itself during a […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Grouping Native American voters together earned South Dakota a better-than-average score from a voting rights watchdog group. Common Cause, a nonprofit organization, released a state-by-state scorecard, ranking […]
HURON, S.D. – In her December 2020 budget address, Gov. Kristi Noem laid out a plan for a state-of-the-art events facility at the South Dakota State Fair to replace the old livestock […]
ABERDEEN, S.D. – The fight for eminent domain reform is gaining momentum, and some communities and counties across the state are drafting and attempting to pass legal language in efforts […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) – In a session where fellow Republicans have rebuked her on several pieces of her key legislation, Gov Kristi Noem chalked up a win Tuesday. On a […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Before a legislative committee hearing set for today (Feb. 27) in Pierre, a South Dakota Brand Board member says he wants an explanation as to why neither […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in the Black Hills would receive $13 million in state money to plan for expansion under a bill making its way […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Two new prisons will be built following a presentation by Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko before members of the Joint Committee on Appropriations that approved two bills […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A bill that would ensure that women who have an abortion in the state are not prosecuted has been presented by South Dakota House lawmakers.. HB 1220, […]
PIERRE, S.D. South Dakota taxpayers could pay millions of dollars in unexpected expenses caused by inflation and workforce challenges that are hitting the construction industry. Nine bills have been filed […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill on Monday that prohibits gender-affirming care for transgender people under the age of 18. South Dakota is among more […]
PIERRE, S.D. – – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has submitted his wish list of funding to lawmakers for consideration by the Joint Appropriations Committee during the 2023 Legislature. […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.— There are new developments in the investigation into Republican Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller. Now that the western South Dakota lawmaker is re-instated, the closed-door testimony of a Legislative […]
PIERRE, S.D. -Two Republican South Dakota state lawmakers want to allow public education funds to follow students to the school of their parents choice. Representatives Scott Odenbach (R-Spearfish) and Jon […]
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers in the House Health and Services Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill along party lines that would ban certain health care for transgender kids […]
PIERRE, SD – South Dakotans may find Medicaid on the ballot again in 2024. The House State Affairs Committee passed a joint resolution Monday morning 11-2. It would ask South […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Nine South Dakota state senators will make recommendations as to whether or not Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller (R-Rapid City) should be expelled from the body. According to a […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Two bills concerning tuition for South Dakota National Guard members and the spouses and children of members disabled or deceased in the line of duty were […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota lawmakers want to pass legislation aimed at protecting the Black Hills. SB 21 would create a full-time position within the Department of Agriculture and Natural […]
LEAD, S.D. — Running out of space and concern over inroads the Chinese are making in the area of underground science has prompted an emergency request for a $13 million […]
BUFFALO, S.D. – Take abandoned gas wells in Harding County on land owned by South Dakota (as well as on private property) that have cost county and state taxpayers millions […]
PIERRE, S.D. – State lawmakers aim to quickly pass a bill to clear a thicket of confusion over how to get $200 million in housing infrastructure money out of state […]
PIERRE, SD – 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 […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) announced Tuesday that Tony Venhuizen of Sioux Falls has resigned from his position on the Board. “It has been my great […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota legislative committee is trying to clarify how lawmakers can express their religious beliefs while respecting the First Amendment and the history of […]
PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota House of Representatives elected its leadership team for the 2023 legislative session, a week after their counterparts in the Senate did the same. Members […]
PIERRE, SD – Following Gov. Kristi’s Noem announcement that if re-elected she will repeal the food tax, there has been a call from a handful of Republican legislators to hold […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Rep. Phil Jensen, R-Rapid City, announced Tuesday his call for the South Dakota State Legislature to gather again on Nov. 3 to reconsider a repeal of […]
NEW UNDERWOOD, SD – Following the aftermath of a busy legislative session, the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association (SDSGA) hosted a recap and plans for moving forward during a member meeting. […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – For the first time, South Dakota lawmakers are being scored on their votes regarding the implementation of cannabis laws. The Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota, […]
PIERRE, SD – A growing niche market in South Dakota gained more support in the latest South Dakota legislative session. Agritourism is an activity carried out on ranches and farms […]
RAPID CITY, SD – For South Dakota ranchers this legislative session turned into something of a mixed bag, according to South Dakota Stockgrowers Association (SDSGA) Executive Director James Halverson. “We […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature has passed a proposal to give state lawmakers more control over how federal funds are spent, defying Gov. Kristi Noem and clearing […]
PIERRE, SD. – A legislator has apologized for his use of words on the House floor yesterday. SB26, a bill to revise the definition of a practitioner for the purpose […]
PIERRE, SD – A State House committee has killed a resolution that would have legalized mobile sports betting in the state. The House State Affairs Committee deferred the SJR 502 […]
PIERRE, SD – A few words not included in South Dakota’s law dealing with criminal sexual contact came to light in a recent investigation, and now, child-protection advocates hope proposed […]
PIERRE, S.D. — This week, a South Dakota Senate committee advanced bills designed to limit the scope of the death penalty. For years, advocates have pushed for such measures, but […]
PIERRE, SD – One way to understand which issues are most important to the South Dakota Native American community — the state’s largest minority group — is to examine the […]
PIEDMONT, SD – Cattle and bullets don’t mix. Neither do homes and outdoor spaces populated with families and kids. All of which will be impacted if what is being called […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem said Monday she has drafted legislation to create a moment of silence at the beginning of each day in South Dakota public schools, […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota lawmakers tasked with redrawing the state’s legislative boundaries will soon meet following the release of census data used for the maps. A nonpartisan group says […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Government accountability is part of the debate surrounding South Dakota’s attorney general, who faces pressure to resign over a fatal crash, but a political expert said with conflicting […]
HELENA, MT. — Just as in the recently convened South Dakota Legislature, conservative social issues are a top priority in Montana’s legislative session this year, but opponents are pushing back. […]
HELENA, Mont. – A draft bill for Montana’s recreational cannabis program is out. Conservation and outdoors advocates are hoping to secure more funds for public lands as lawmakers consider it […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers advanced a proposal to set up a fund to sue states that move away from using coal to generate electricity. A bill to establish […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Another bill to undergo the ‘smoke out’ process is HB 1212. The bill in the legislature would expand South Dakota’s Stand Your Ground Laws. HB 1212 […]
PIERRE, SD – The full Senate will get a chance to debate the proposed merger of the South Dakota Ag Department with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican and Democratic legislative leaders were finalizing a resolution this week to expel a North Dakota House member accused of threatening and sexually harassing women at […]
BISMARCK, N.D. — Ranchers and farmers say timing is everything for successful production, but North Dakota producers said it’s not just changing weather patterns they’re contending with. Declining infrastructure is […]
PIERRE, SD – A delay in delivering 2020 Census numbers to the states could cause problems in meeting deadlines for redistricting. Senator Jim Bolin of Canton, who is on this […]
PIERRE, SD – South Dakota House Speaker Spencer Gosch has appointed a ten-member committee to begin outlining the Impeachment process for Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton […]
Larry John Johnson, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on January 14, 2025, at the […]
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