South Dakota Searchlight Lawmakers introduced more than 50 bills during the 2025 legislation session proposing to alter South ...

Read on to hear from State Rep. Mike Derby, State Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk, State Rep. Steve Duffy, and State Senator Helene Duhamel ...

Lawmakers who voted against the bills said the changes disenfranchise South Dakotans who choose to travel after living most ...

"What happened here? What changed in South Dakota politics when a Hand County farmer ends up as chair of the GOP?" ...

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Then-Gov. David Ige, right, and his attorney general, Doug Chin, filed a major lawsuit against the first Trump administration ...

Violent tornadoes ripped through several areas of Mississippi on Saturday, killing at least three people and damaging several ...

With several child care bills in the legislature failing in 2025, what will the future of child care look like in the state?

After the South Dakota House approved HB 1109, the Senate Ag Committee passed it on to the Senate floor with a 4-3 vote. In a 17-17 vote, a “do pass” motion in the Senate ...

Here's a look at some of the major bills that made it to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk — and those that didn't — this year.

Republican South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed a bill Thursday banning the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide ...