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.
The solid start to the three-month special enrollment period indicates a pent-up demand for health insurance as the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark.
A South Dakota legislative panel has unanimously approved an amendment pushing back impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg until after his criminal case has been completed.
Lawmakers in the South Dakota House of Representatives continued with the tradition of “covering the clock” as it finished crossover day business with just minutes to spare.
A state lawmaker has formally requested the state’s attorney general to determine whether Noem’s use of the state airplane to attend events hosted by political organizations violated state law.
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference and a Trump ally, said discussion panels on election integrity would highlight “huge” evidence of illegal voting in Georgia, Nevada and elsewhere that ultimately swung the election for Democrat Joe Biden.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is among a handful of Republicans set to speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, in Florida this weekend.
The sweeping proposal from state Sen. Patrick Testin, of Stevens Point, comes after the Dallas Mavericks did not play “The Star-Spangled Banner” before home games earlier this season.
Currently in South Dakota if someone is caught with a controlled substance in their blood or urine sample, they could be charged with a felony. If bill 143 becomes law, then it becomes a misdemeanor on the first or second offense.
After Articles of Impeachment were officially filed on Tuesday, the big question is, what’s next? Political experts break down the step-by-step impeachment process for a state official.
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said he does not plan to resign despite facing articles of impeachment in the state House of Representatives.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy’s ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon.
In an 11-2 vote, the House State Affairs Committee Monday night voted to advance House Bill 1217, legislation that would ban transgender women and girls from competing on the sports teams that match their gender identity.
The South Dakota Senate unanimously supports a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to launch an investigation into Medals of Honor given to soldiers who participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Fireworks at Mount Rushmore could be called off by President Joe Biden’s incoming Secretary of the Interior, but South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem isn’t going down without a fight.
Lawmakers in Pierre are considering impeaching South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg after prosecutors announced he is facing misdemeanor charges following an investigation into a fatal crash.
A bipartisan veteran group is urging state lawmakers and Gov. Kristi Noem to support legislation that would limit how South Dakota’s National Guard units can be deployed overseas.
State Representative Tim Goodwin is calling for Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg's resignation after he was charged with three misdemeanors last Thursday. Ravnsborg struck and killed Joe Boever outside of Highmore, SD last September.
The Department of Human Services announced Thursday that Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 32 to expand the access critical nursing facility program.
State senators have rejected a bill that would have helped residents who lost their homes when the ground collapsed in a Black Hawk neighborhood and exposed an abandoned mine last year.
It has been exactly five months since Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg struck and killed Joe Boever just outside of Highmore. The family of Boever is asking for some kind of closure from the state.
