Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she has rejected a federal request to accept migrant children into the state, saying the need to find homes for them “is the president’s problem.”
In an interview with Dakota News Now’s Austin Goss, Gov. Noem discusses the things she would like to see worked on in the proposed 2021 special legislative session.
Senator John Thune sat down with Dakota News Now's Vanessa Gomez to discuss federal spending, the crisis at the southern border, and the 2024 presidential election.
As of July 1, people will be able to buy handguns from private, non-licensed sources such as websites, gun shows, and individuals without a permit or background check.
A bill banning transgender women from competing in sports programs in South Dakota has died after a House vote fell short of the two-thirds majority required to override the veto it received after Gov. Kristi Noem sent it back to the legislature.
In a letter to legislators obtained by Dakota News Now, Gov. Noem lays out revisions for Initiated Measure 26, which legalizes medical marijuana in the state.
Republican Senator Art Rusch said he was not happy that a couple of bills his committee killed were smoked out on the Senate floor and passed this session.
In a group of letters sent to the governor, hundreds of mental health providers, doctors, and faith leaders throughout the state signed their support in asking Noem to veto HB 1217.
U.S. officials found no evidence that foreign actors changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process in last November’s presidential election, according to government reports Tuesday affirming the integrity of the contest won by President Joe Biden.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s push to scale back a voter-approved measure to legalize medical marijuana has failed after Republican senators defied her.
The group behind the push for medical and recreational marijuana in South Dakota has appealed to the South Dakota Supreme Court after a judge ruled Amendment A unconstitutional.
The South Dakota Legislature voted overwhelmingly to create and fund a new office that would deal specifically with Native Americans who are missing and murdered in the state.
An organization representing Iowa’s Hispanic population has filed a lawsuit to challenge a new Iowa voting measure passed with only Republican votes a day after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it into law.
The South Dakota legislator has passed a bill that will prohibit transgender women and girls from playing sports on teams that match their gender identity.
Iowa Democrats need a new voting game plan since Republicans in the Iowa Legislature dramatically restricted strategies they’ve relied on heavily in recent elections including the use of absentee ballots and early voting.
Advocates for a voter-passed measure to legalize marijuana in South Dakota are crying foul about a taxpayer-funded lawsuit from Gov. Kristi Noem opposing it.
Court papers say Federico Klein was seen wearing a “Make America Great Again" hat amid the throng of people trying to force their way into the Capitol.
The South Dakota State Senate brought back a bill via "smoke out" that would bring "stand your ground" laws to South Dakota. The bill's sponsor says that the bill only seeks to update outdated language.
The South Dakota Farmers Union is asking lawmakers to stop attempt to merge the state’s Department of Agriculture with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Impeachment proceedings sucked the oxygen out of much of the past week, but there’s still a lot to do in the final 10 days of the State Legislature in Pierre.
A bill to ban state Game, Fish and Parks officers from entering onto private lands is likely to be revived on the floor of the State Senate Wednesday afternoon in Pierre.
