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.
Two bills concerning tuition for South Dakota National Guard members and the spouses and children of members disabled or deceased in the line of duty were heard in committee Wednesday afternoon.
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.
Any Iowa student who wants to attend a private school could use public money to pay for tuition or other expenses under a plan approved by the Legislature.
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.
Abusive partners could face a decade in prison for trying to convince their significant others to change their story, under a bill promoted by Attorney General Marty Jackley.
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.
The South Dakota House Education Committee passed a resolution Wednesday morning to study alternative paths for teens to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma.
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.
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Thursday, urging the Senate to take up the House Republican’s first bill that cuts funding for the IRS.
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.
During the annual State of the Judiciary Address Wednesday, South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen came out hard against a proposal to give “diploma privilege” to University of South Dakota School of Law graduates.
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.
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.
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