Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to call a special session of the South Dakota legislature as the state deals with a budget crunch amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Republican legislative leaders are not optimistic that there will be money in the final budget this year for increases to schools, state workers and Medicaid providers.
HB1117, known as the ‘riot boosting’ bill, is headed to Governor Kristi Noem desk for signature following passage this afternoon in the South Dakota State Senate.
By Patrick Callahan, South Dakota Broadcasters Association
Lawmakers have been working with staff from Governor Noem’s Office for months attempting to negotiate a deal to legalize the growth of hemp in the state while still achieving the goals Governor Noem has called her ‘four guardrails.’
Members of the State House of Representative agree that South Dakota should commend automotive enthusiast for their contributions in preserving classic cars.
As Gov. Kristi Noem tells South Dakotans she wants them to tackle increasing rates of meth addiction and meth-related arrests, lawmakers this year are looking to do their part.
Governor Kristi Noem has signed legislation to better protect and help victims of human trafficking in South Dakota. Noem says House Bill 1047 will better protect South Dakota from what she called, “the...
By Patrick Callahan, South Dakota Broadcasters Association
The House State Affairs committee narrowly killed HB 1249, a bill brought by Rep. John Mills of Volga to end video lottery advertising in South Dakota.
The South Dakota Legislature has killed a proposal to open a two-year window for victims of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits against organizations in which the abuse occurred.
South Dakota legislators are facing possible late nights this week as a major deadline looms for bills to make it out of the chamber where they were first introduced.
The South Dakota House passed a bill Tuesday pushed by Gov. Kristi Noem that would revamp the state’s riot laws with criminal and civil penalties for those who urge rioting.
With the threat of spring flooding looming, Gov. Tim Walz has asked lawmakers to approve $30 million to replenish a state disaster aid fund that was drained by a string of disasters last year.
South Dakota lawmakers say they are turning their focus to the state budget, though Republicans and Democrats have laid out different visions of how to use that money.
South Dakota lawmakers are projecting they will have more money to work with than previously expected as they craft the state budget this legislative session.
A Senate committee has given its full support to a proposed law that would require South Dakota businesses to accept tribal IDs as proof of identity and age.
The Department of Social Services is asking South Dakota lawmakers to allow criminal defendants who have been found mentally unfit for trial to be treated in jails or their homes.
Several Brookings organizations have vocalized opposition against several bills being considered by the South Dakota legislature they say are harmful to the LGBTQ community.
