Attorney General Mark Vargo has referred an ethics complaint against Gov. Kristi Noem to a different office following concerns of potential conflict of interest.
The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) and the state Department of Health teamed up to launch “Avoid Opioid.” The website offers resources to those struggling with addiction, their loved ones, and providers treating those struggling with opioid use.
For the second time in as many years, recreational marijuana is set to appear on the November ballot. Opponents to the measure are pressing to block it from once again receiving support from a majority of voters.
South Dakota Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden has had an increased public profile on both the campaign trail, and in the Governor’s office in recent weeks.
South Dakota state lawmakers were not informed by Governor Kristi Noem about her intentions to raise wages for Department of Public Safety staffers, but instead learned about it from Twitter. With the gubernatorial election less than three months away, some worry that the move was political.
Anti-abortion groups provided strong pushback on language that said a proposed amendment to the state constitution, enshrining a right to abortion in it, only “provided a legal framework for abortion.”
Three South Dakota state lawmakers have come out publicly asking Attorney General Mark Vargo to recuse himself from an investigation into Governor Kristi Noem, who appointed him to the same position in June.
The Government Accountability Board (GAB) referred one Noem related complaint to the South Dakota Attorney General’s office for further investigation, and voted to potentially take action on another complaint.
Governor Kristi Noem rose to national prominence in large part due to her response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is set to be one of her key issues heading into the 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial race.
Governor Kristi Noem has said on several occasions that she intended to bring the state legislature back for a special session on abortion, after Roe v. Wade was overturned. In the weeks since that has happened, Noem appears to be preparing to walk those calls back.
“Dakotans for Health” had previously argued that an initiated measure would be easier to get passed by the voters than a constitutional amendment. However, the same organization has now thrown their weight behind a constitutional amendment.
The South Dakota GOP Twitter account fired off a remark at the state’s Democratic party, saying in part that their candidates for office had “piled out of the clown car.”
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jamie Smith has announced that Jennifer Keintz will run as his Lieutenant Governor in the November general election.
The "South Dakota Freedom Caucus" was launched at the South Dakota Republican Party convention as a way to push the party to the right. It comes at a time where the party in the Rushmore state has become particularly divided over the course of the last several months.
Chief of Staff Tim Bormann and Department of Criminal Investigations Director David Natvig were removed by Attorney General Mark Vargo mere hours after Vargo assumed the position.
South Dakota government leaders celebrated the end of abortion in South Dakota. But now, they say they want to see more laws brought on the topic, and find ways to make it easier to raise children in the state.
The Government Accountability Board has asked Sioux Falls area attorney Mark Haigh to consult them on two ethics complaints filed against Governor Kristi Noem.
A record crowd at the GOP convention opted for experience in the Attorney General’s race, and for Noem’s choice in the Lieutenant Governor’s race. However, a dark horse candidate took the day in the Secretary of State race.
The Trail of Governors in Pierre officially has all of the former governors represented, after the final three who were missing from the trail were unveiled for the first time at a ceremony Friday.
Despite a group of GOP state lawmakers asking the Attorney General’s office to review the constitutionality of their dispersal in March, grants have continued to go out to providers.
"South Dakotans Decide Healthcare" hosted a virtual press conference with a variety of healthcare activists to push for Medicaid expansion in the state.
A corporation named the Government Integrity Initiative (GII) was behind the telemarketing campaign aimed at state lawmakers serving on the select committee considering the impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg.
After targeting several incumbent state lawmakers over the course of the last two years, State Sen. Lee Schoenbeck (R-Watertown) is on the receiving end of a negative political campaign.
Advocates for legalizing recreational cannabis say that they have collected more than enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot for the November general election.
A number of South Dakota state lawmakers have been on the receiving end of a mailer campaign by an influential member of the State Senate. However, the targeted lawmakers say that the mailer is disingenuous.
The South Dakota Senate has approved the rules for an impeachment trial of the state’s attorney general for his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash.
The vote took place just after noon Tuesday, following more than an hour of debate. The final vote was 36 to 31, the absolute minimum amount of votes necessary to impeach.
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is asking the South Dakota House of Representatives to not vote to impeach him in Tuesday’s meeting in Pierre.
At the request of legislators, the SD Department of Public Safety gave a public briefing explaining how they came to the conclusions they did in the investigation into Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, and what they believe happened the night he struck and killed Joe Boever.
A federal judge has ordered the state of South Dakota to pay lawyers for the “Blue State Refugees” $37,503 after it was found that the Noem Administration violated the organization’s First Amendment rights.
A new study found that while the number of reporters covering statehouses increased in most states, South Dakota’s number has remained flat over the past few years.
While taking questions from audience members, Noem committed to signing an executive order to “ban critical race theory” in South Dakota public schools.
Officials have released a trove of files and reports used by the legislative committee considering the impeachment of South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg.
In a letter from 11 members of House leadership and members of the House Appropriations committee, lawmakers ask Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg to review the constitutionality of Noem’s authority to spend funds.
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