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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has released the text of the Farm Bill she hopes can get through Congress before the end of the year […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Former three-term U.S. Senator and five-term U.S. Representative Tim Johnson has died. Johnson died at 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to a family spokesperson. He was 77. The […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Democratic Party is proud to announce the hiring of Anne Jensen who will coordinate field organizing efforts for the state party in West […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Some Pennington County Republicans are voicing frustration over Gov. Kristi Noem’s decision to wait on a South Dakota Supreme Court opinion about conflicts of interest before filling […]
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 […]
MITCHELL, S.D. — U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, received applause recently at an agricultural trade show when he countered a call for more aggressive confrontation in politics. An audience […]
STURGIS, S.D. – August is National Civility Month, and finding common ground in politics without name-calling might seem like an insurmountable task. A South Dakota expert said a lot of […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem is asking for public input on naming a replacement for Republican Sen. Jessica Castleberry, who resigned on Thursday, August 17, 2023 In a news […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Dan Ahlers has resigned as the executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party, saying, “It is clear the Chair is not interested […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Dakota’s Republican congressional delegation and GOP Gov. Kristi Noem supported funding measures signed by President Donald Trump that provided more than $10 billion in federal funding […]
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 […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Laurie Gill announced plans to retire after the holidays as cabinet secretary for the South Dakota Department of Social Services. Her departure is set for January 8. […]
RAPID CITY, SD – An election reform organization called ‘South Dakota Open Primaries’ is pushing for a constitutional amendment to allow people to vote across party lines during the state’s […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.  — A bipartisan group of South Dakota state lawmakers are calling on Attorney General Mark Vargo to recuse himself and appoint special counsel to investigate an inquiry […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The study conducted through a survey of statehouse reporters around the country found that while the number of reporters covering statehouses increased in most states, South Dakota’s […]
PIERRE, SD – A former South Dakota Game, Fish and Park leader with vast experience in wildlife management has expressed strong disagreement with current GFP leadership on whether a state […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Local school boards around the country are increasingly becoming cauldrons of anger and political division, boiling with disputes over such issues as COVID-19 mask rules, […]
Lana Hill, age 79, of Whitewood, South Dakota, died on Monday, March 17, 2025. Survivors include two daughters […]
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National Civility Month: Can A Respectful Tone Ever Return To Politics?
STURGIS, S.D. – August is National Civility Month, and finding common ground in politics without name-calling might seem like an insurmountable task. A South Dakota expert said a lot of […]