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Updated: Apr. 21, 2020 at 8:25 AM CDT
The South Dakota Senate Interim Investigation Committee is meeting Tuesday to hear a complaint filed against two Senate leaders.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2020 at 8:38 AM CDT
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.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2020 at 8:06 AM CDT
|By By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
South Dakota legislators have decided to investigate allegations that Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer was drunk during a meeting earlier this week.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2020 at 8:36 AM CDT
South Dakota's legislative Veto Day will be held online amid ongoing concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2020 at 6:07 AM CDT
A bill aimed to protect emergency vehicle operators in South Dakota has been signed into law.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2020 at 7:25 AM CDT
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.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 2:57 PM CST
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.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 8:42 AM CST
|By Patrick Callahan, South Dakota Broadcasters Association
A bill to require motorist to move over when approaching stopped emergency vehicles is one step away from going to the Governor’s desk.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 8:33 AM CST
|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.’
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 8:26 AM CST
The House Appropriations Committee has killed a bill that would have established a needs-based scholarship program in South Dakota.
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Updated: Mar. 3, 2020 at 8:31 AM CST
|By Patrick Callahan
Members of the State House of Representative agree that South Dakota should commend automotive enthusiast for their contributions in preserving classic cars.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2020 at 7:18 PM CST
|By Stephen Groves
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.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2020 at 11:54 AM CST
A South Dakota legislative panel has approved a resolution that would but the question of legalizing gambling to voters.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2020 at 7:14 AM CST
|By Josh Chilson
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...
Updated: Feb. 27, 2020 at 9:00 AM CST
The South Dakota House has passed a bill to deal with the dispute between rural electrics and municipal utilities.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 11:46 AM CST
The South Dakota Senate has passed a bill to establish a needs-based scholarship program in South Dakota.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 11:06 AM CST
A bill to change the names of South Dakota's four technical schools has been signed into law.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 10:46 AM CST
The South Dakota Senate has passed a proposal to get rid of the faculty union at the state's universities.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 9:22 AM CST
|By Patrick Callahan, South Dakota Broadcasters Association
A legislative panel has voted down a bill that would have restricted abortion funds in South Dakota.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 9:04 AM CST
|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.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 7:06 AM CST
A South Dakota lawmaker has withdrawn his own bill that attempted to dramatically restrict marriage rights in the state.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2020 at 4:12 PM CST
|By Jacob Cersosimo
Senate Bill 2 is proposing a statewide resource system to help with disasters and other related needs.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2020 at 11:34 AM CST
A bill to eliminate the vaccination requirement for students has been
voted down in committee.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2020 at 9:19 AM CST
This weekend is the last chance for people in the Sioux Falls area to meet their lawmakers face-to-face during the 2020 legislative session.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2020 at 7:09 PM CST
|By Scott Engen
The countdown is on in Pierre as state lawmakers must hear any remaining bills in their committees by Wednesday night.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2020 at 3:05 PM CST
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.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2020 at 7:44 AM CST
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.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2020 at 6:18 PM CST
|By Jacob Cersosimo
Senators and Representatives from Districts across the Sioux Falls area shared their thoughts on current bills in Pierre.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 at 6:57 PM CST
|By Jacob Cersosimo
A bill in Pierre is trying to make it easier to see emergency vehicles.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 at 3:56 PM CST
A South Dakota state representative is taking another run at repealing video lottery in the state.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 at 2:44 PM CST
Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday said she’s against a bill that would stop South Dakota schools and colleges from requiring students to get vaccinations.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2020 at 11:54 AM CST
South Dakota lawmakers have voted down a bill that would decrease the penalty for ingesting a controlled substance.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2020 at 11:07 AM CST
The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bill put forth by the attorney general designed to limit presumptive probation for drug offenders.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2020 at 10:09 AM CST
A House committee has approved a bill that aims to encourage pregnant women with drug addictions to get treatment.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2020 at 7:09 AM CST
Lawmakers in the South Dakota House have passed a bill that would make texting and driving a criminal offense.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 5:39 PM CST
|By Stephen Groves
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.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 5:37 PM CST
Lawmakers in the South Dakota House on Wednesday passed a bill that would make texting and driving a criminal offense.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 12:16 PM CST
|By Patrick Callahan (South Dakota Broadcasters Association)
The Senate State Affairs Committee has passed Senate Bill 157, county zoning and appeals on a 6 to 3 vote.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 10:48 AM CST
Legislation to prevent the spread of zebra mussels in South Dakota is headed for the state Senate.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 7:18 AM CST
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.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 7:08 AM CST
South Dakota legislators have passed a bill that would block towns and cities from banning plastic bags, cups and straws.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2020 at 12:29 PM CST
A proposal to start schools in South Dakota that focus on teaching Native American language and culture has gained a key ally — Gov. Kristi Noem.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2020 at 10:57 AM CST
A South Dakota legislative committee has killed a bill that would have been most flavored vaping products in the state.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2020 at 10:17 AM CST
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.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2020 at 8:29 AM CST
The House Transportation Committee has passed a measure that would make the use of electronic devices while driving a primary offense.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2020 at 8:13 AM CST
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.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2020 at 4:16 PM CST
|By Stephen Groves
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.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2020 at 4:10 PM CST
|By Stephen Groves
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.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2020 at 3:30 PM CST
The South Dakota House of Representatives passed HB 1008, the ‘hemp bill.'
Updated: Feb. 11, 2020 at 9:24 AM CST
Several Brookings organizations have vocalized opposition against several bills being considered by the South Dakota legislature they say are harmful to the LGBTQ community.