We are now in the final days of this legislative session. Most policy-focused bills have already been debated and acted upon. One of the last major tasks on our “must-do” ...

Here’s a look at some of the events scheduled at the state Capitol for Wednesday, March 12, the 36th working day of the ...

I always look forward to South Dakota Searchlight’s daily email of state and national news. The editor who puts that email ...

South Dakota lawmakers will decide if they want the 2026 legislative session to run 38 days for the fifth year in a row. The ...

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

South Dakota lawmakers have approved legislation that would impose criminal and civil penalties on those who try to use ...

Joint Committee on Appropriations rejects former Gov. Noem's proposals to slash funding for public broadcasting, Civil Air ...

Twenty-seven senators voted Monday to pass a bill segregating restrooms in public schools and state-owned facilities by sex assigned at birth.

Dozens of opposing librarians were in the gallery of the Senate watching the debate. In opposition to the original bill, Sen.

The South Dakota Senate gutted a bill Monday at the Capitol that would have subjected librarians to criminal prosecution for ...

"It was my hope that we could have found a balanced solution that respected landowner rights while securing South Dakota's economic future," District 20 Sen. Paul Miskimins writes.

"Mitchell received the Community of the Year Award from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. I submitted a ...