PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s success rate for keeping truancy cases out of court is the lowest it ...

South Dakota Public Broadcasting, to the rejoicing of the state’s public media supporters, is on a path to dodge a state funding cut this year. The South Dakota Legislature’s Joint Committee on ...

PIERRE — The 100th annual convention of South Dakota lawmakers was laden with political and historical subtext. A Republican supermajority, emboldened by President Donald Trump and led by a lieutenant ...

Proposals to restrict citizen-initiated ballot measures have cleared the South Dakota Legislature, and some are awaiting the governor’s consideration. The measures — carried by Republican lawmakers — ...

South Dakota lawmakers are rolling up their sleeves to face some hard choices on budget matters. Northern Plains News reports ...

South Dakota senators voted 27-6 Monday afternoon to pass a bill segregating restrooms in public schools and state-owned facilities such as the Capitol, university buildings and prisons by sex ...

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (KCAU) — Though South Dakota’s legislative session isn’t officially over, most of the agenda is complete and no new bills will be considered in the last few days. South Dakota ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The special session of the South Dakota state legislature on Tuesday, Sept. 23 is months in the making. Back in February, lawmakers voted against appropriating money to ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have agreed to replace one of the nation’s oldest prisons, a lockup that predates the state itself. Legislators narrowly passed a bill Tuesday night in ...

Data Centers have become a very popularly proposed method around the country to put money in people’s pockets by cutting ...

Larry Rhoden's first budget address as governor of South Dakota is in the books. Read a transcript of the speech here.

Property tax discussions are expected to take center stage during the 2026 legislative session, raising the question: Where ...