South Dakota state lawmakers will once again consider whether or not to pass a "Convention of States" resolution. Efforts as recently as last year to pass the resolution have come up short.
In her annual budget address Tuesday, Governor Kristi Noem laid out her major policy proposals ahead of the 2023 state legislative session. Chief among them is her commitment to removing the state's tax on groceries.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will give her budget address to the Legislature at noon today. We should learn more about her pledge to cut the grocery sales tax.
South Dakota currently has a closed primary system; but allows political parties some leeway in who can vote in their races. A proposed constitutional amendment makes everything wide open.
On this week's Matters of the State, we take a look at how the state will cover Medicaid expansion, leadership changes in the South Dakota legislature, and the latest economic outlook.
More moderate Republicans in the South Dakota State House were able to fend off challenges from hardline conservative members, leading to a clean sweep of key leadership positions in that chamber.
Conservative activists and state lawmakers are expressing disagreement with a “kid-friendly” drag show scheduled to happen Wednesday evening on the campus of South Dakota State University.
Based on a poll done in August by the American Cancer Society Action Network, 82% of voters believe that if Medicaid expansion is approved the state government should move quickly to implement it.
In the final days of the campaign for South Dakota governor, Noem has picked up a number of key endorsements from notable Republican lawmakers and activists.
Republican State Senate candidate Joel Koskan appeared in court for the first time Monday morning. He is charged with child abuse, stemming for allegations that he sexually abused a minor over the course of several years.
Three candidates are running to become the South Dakota State Auditor; Republican incumbent Rich Sattgast, Democrat Stephanie Marty, and Libertarian Rene Meyer.
New Approach South Dakota is sending a number of information requests to government offices across the state, to officials they say may have broken state laws.
Steve Duffy is running as a Republican for the South Dakota State House in District 32. The district encompasses much of downtown Rapid City, and runs south towards Upper Spring Creek Road. Duffy is running alongside Republican incumbent Becky Drury. The two will face two Democrats in the general election, Christine Stephenson and Jonathan Old Horse.
A federal appeals court has upheld a federal judge’s decision to block parts of a South Dakota law that would have required ballot petition workers to publicly disclose their personal information.
Both Democrats and Republicans are confident they can win the November mid-term elections because they claim they’ve each poached voters from regions where, traditionally, they don’t have a lot of support.
Becky Drury is running for re-election to the South Dakota State House in District 32. District 32 consists of east-central Rapid City. Drury and three others are in the race; Republican Steve Duffy, Democrat Jonathan Old Horse, and Democrat Christine Stephenson.
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