More than 30 South Dakota physician associates/assistants rallied at the state capitol on Wednesday, February 12, to urge ...

Part of the proposal would cap cities' and counties' yearly property tax increases at 3% even if assessments rise above that ...

South Dakota lawmakers are wrestling with what to do about two unusual 30-year leases of office property in Rapid City and ...

Outside the sky was bright blue with sunshine and the air a brisk 20 degrees. Inside the South Dakota Capitol, hundreds of ...

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

A record 13 women had been serving as governor this year. But many state constitutions still presume officeholders will be ...

The South Dakota Legislature voted unanimously on Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre to confirm Tony Venhuizen as the state’s lieutenant governor. Venhuizen, 42, was sworn in shortly afterward. The ...

In Pierre, the changing of the guard became official on Saturday as Larry Rhoden took the oath of office to become the 34th ...

Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former ...

The Senate did vote Wednesday to advance another Jackley-backed transparency bill, Senate Bill 61, which seeks to strengthen ...

The House Education Committee voted Wednesday to move the two proposals to the legislative budget committee with “do not pass ...

Gov. Kristi Noem presents her annual budget address to lawmakers in the South Dakota State Capitol on Dec. 3. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi ...