The United States Supreme Court is set to hear a landmark abortion case starting this week. The decision in that case could effectively determine the future of abortion access in South Dakota.
The South Dakota Speaker of the House and the Legislative Research Council will face a second lawsuit from newspaper organizations regarding his decision to not release the names of the people signed onto the special session petition.
The South Dakota State Legislature's Government Operations and Audit Committee (GOAC) will hear from Sherry Bren at a later date regarding the state's appraisal program and a close door meeting that she attended with Governor Kristi Noem.
Former South Dakota Speaker of the House and current State Representative Steve Haugaard (R-Sioux Falls) is holding a news conference Wednesday, where he is expected to announce he will run for South Dakota Governor in 2022.
The South Dakota State Legislature's Government Operations and Audit Committee has agreed to subpoena documents and testimony regarding how Governor Kristi Noem's daughter received a real estate appraisal licenses in 2020.
According to a news release, Noem’s campaign has raised more than $10 million since her last election. Her campaign has more than $6.5 million cash on hand between all campaign accounts.
Former South Dakota Governor Frank L. Farrar passed away peacefully at the age of ninety-two on October 31, 2021, in Rochester, Minnesota, surrounded by family.
SD Secretary of Labor Marcia Hultman said that Governor Kristi Noem's daughter was not given special treatment when she was granted a residential appraisal licenses last year, despite a questionable meeting that has caught the attention of lawmakers.
The South Dakota State House and Senate committee's tasked with dealing with redistricting in the state have come up with their proposed maps that will likely be the final versions they bring to the special legislative session on redistricting on November 8th.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has issued an executive order cracking down on federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates that were handed down last month. It comes as calls continue for a special session over vaccine mandates in the South Dakota Legislature.
South Dakota lawmakers have advanced a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults while repealing much of the state’s new medical marijuana law.
State Lawmakers heard from activists and people living on the Rosebud Reservation Monday about various redistricting proposals, and how they would like to see their home districts handled.
Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is sending over questions about Noem's use of the state airplane to the Government Accountability Board, for the sake of potentially pursuing an investigation.
Federal prosecutors argued in court documents filed Thursday that a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals correctly ruled last month that the government had proven its case against Dylann Roof, despite his protestations on several points.
The South Dakota State Senate is prepared to move forward with the impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. However, the State House has still not collected the necessary amount of signatures in order to move forward.
Facing political pressure from both sides of the aisle, Governor Kristi Noem has called for delay in the consideration of the proposed social studies standards.
