On this week’s Matters of the State, we take a closer look at the South Dakota Senate’s decision to suspend Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller, strip her voting rights, and open an investigation into her conduct.
Nine South Dakota state senators will be a part of the “Committee on Discipline and Expulsion” next week, which is tasked with considering whether or not Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller (R-Rapid City) should be removed from the body.
State senators chose to override Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden and indefinitely suspend Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller (R-Rapid City) because of alleged conduct towards a legislative staffer.
Senator Julie Frye-Mueller of Rapid City has been indefinitely suspended from her duties in the South Dakota Senate because of an interaction that she had with a LRC staffer.
A resolution brought by Rep. Phil Jensen (R-Rapid City) would have have been a symbolic measure by the legislature to express sympathy towards those arrested on January 6th, 2021 during protests at the United States Capitol.
On this week’s Matters of the State, we take a closer look the latest developments from the legislative session, including a bill aimed at banning transitional health care for transgender minors.
One of the most contentious topics in the South Dakota state legislature over the course of the last year will be taken up for debate once again on Monday, after lawmakers invoked an obscure rule to stop debate on the bill for a day.
State Rep. Will Mortenson (R-Pierre), the Majority Leader of the South Dakota State House, says he will allow remote testimony in the House State Affairs committee on a “case by case” basis. Mortenson previously said that remote testimony would not be allowed in House State Affairs, and urged other House committee chairs to take the same approach.
Sen. John Wiik (R-Big Stone City) was chosen to be the next chair of the South Dakota Republican party, and Rep. Mary Fitzgerald (R-St. Onge) was chosen to be the next vice-chair.
Changes to the South Dakota Republican Party’s bylaws would significantly limit the influence that local activists across the state have on selecting nominees for higher office.
SB 41 cleans up language from a bill passed by the legislature in 2022, which would allow $200 million in public dollars to go out to support workforce housing developments.
Johnson, 60, went from a political outsider to the state’s top election official in just a few months. Now, she says she is focused on trying to pass a post-election audit bill during her first few years in office.
Governor Kristi Noem has said multiple times she has no intentions of running for president. However, her tone and approach have changed more recently.
Kevin Jensen is exiting the race for South Dakota Republican Party chair and endorsing former state lawmaker Tom Brunner, who confirmed his candidacy Monday.
Kristi Noem, the 33rd Governor of South Dakota and the state’s first female governor in the state’s history, officially took the oath of office to begin her second term Saturday.
House Rep. Kevin Jensen (R-Canton) and Sen. John Wiik (R-Big Stone City) are running against each other to become the next chair of the South Dakota Republican Party.
Denver Air Connection put in a proposal to the city of Pierre that includes the possibility of flying to and from either Minneapolis or Chicago every day.
The decision to commute the sentences of three women convicted of manslaughter by Governor Kristi Noem is drawing strong criticism from some of the victim’s families.
As a winter storm continues to ravage much of South Dakota, those on reservations throughout the state are still trying to recover from last week’s winter storm.
In a letter to the Board of Directors for Family Heritage Alliance, Noem asks for Executive Director Norman Woods to be replaced because of his public calls for her to take action on “kid-friendly” drag shows.
The South Dakota Board of Regents took action Wednesday to respond to concerns about a “kid-friendly” drag show that took place on South Dakota State University’s campus last month.
The winter storms that hit South Dakota last week set the organizations efforts back greatly, and now they need as much help as they can get over the next several weeks.
Adam has served in the Department for over twenty years, but resigned just days after a report came to light about a state contract signed with The Transformation Project.
On this week’s Matters of the State, we take a closer look at concerns about a recent trip involving multiple lame duck state lawmakers and whether it could lead to changes to the legislature’s travel policy.
Governor Kristi Noem is joining two of South Dakota's representatives in Washington in an attempt to restrict the influence of the Chinese government in the Rushmore state.
According to reporting by Newsweek, Senator Mike Rounds tops the list of United States Senators when it comes to using taxpayer money for charter flights.
As the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) makes it’s way through Congress, South Dakota’s delegation is supporting a provision to repeal the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the Armed Forces.
South Dakota state lawmakers will once again consider whether or not to pass a "Convention of States" resolution. Efforts as recently as last year to pass the resolution have come up short.
In her annual budget address Tuesday, Governor Kristi Noem laid out her major policy proposals ahead of the 2023 state legislative session. Chief among them is her commitment to removing the state's tax on groceries.
On this week's Matters of the State, we take a look at how the state will cover Medicaid expansion, leadership changes in the South Dakota legislature, and the latest economic outlook.
“Christmas at the Capitol” is officially underway in Pierre. This year, the display includes roughly 82 different trees, along with other "prairie themed" decor.
More moderate Republicans in the South Dakota State House were able to fend off challenges from hardline conservative members, leading to a clean sweep of key leadership positions in that chamber.
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