A South Dakota House committee takes up a controversial bill today that would require all school districts in the state to ...

A bill that would close a campaign finance loophole allowing unlimited funds into a campaign is headed to the governor’s desk ...

Cast vote records and ballot images captured by automated tabulating machines in future South Dakota elections would become ...

An attempt to change the deadline for voter registration has failed in the South Dakota Legislature. The deadline currently ...

A surge in economic confidence among rural bankers in the Midwest and Plains region after the November election didn't last.

Sometime this month Gov. Kristi Noem will get her seal of approval from the U.S. Senate to become the nation’s next secretary ...

The South Dakota Senate passed the Citizens Only Voting Amendment (COVA) in a 33-2 vote yesterday. SJR 503 is now headed for ...

Has South Dakota soured on direct democracy? The answer to that question will be partly answered during the 2025 legislative session, as Republican lawmakers continue a recent trend of trying to ...

A bill barring cities, counties or schools from acting as safe havens for undocumented immigrants in South Dakota is headed ...

PIERRE, S.D. ( South Dakota Searchlight) – Larry Rhoden owes his new job as governor to Kristi Noem, but her political career ...

Governor Noem’s departure is as unique as her tenure in the office. Of course, she was our first female Governor. That fact was, of course, a significant milestone, but not one that Governor Noem ...

State rankings provide some initial insights into the prevalence of hurdles to and supports for women in each state’s politics, but they tell no single story for women’s political progress.