Politics

Governor Kristi Noem laid into legislative leadership for disagreements over certain legislative priorities Wednesday.

Sales tax have been cut, and some wage revenue increased ending this years legislative session.

Three new assistant attorneys general will join the South Dakota Attorney General's office.

Gov. Noem has signed House Bill 1175, which changes references to the governor and other officials in state statute, according to Noem’s office.

Gov. Kristi Noem, who’s viewed as a potential Republican presidential or vice presidential candidate, described America’s military aid to Ukraine as a costly strategic mistake.

Pennington County State's Attorney Mark Vargo is taking a job in Thailand, and resigning his post in the office next month. Vargo served briefly as the South Dakota Attorney General last year.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation that would allow a proposed constitutional amendment to cover more than one subject.

On this week’s Matters of the State, we take a closer look at how the largest tax cut in South Dakota history got one step closer to crossing the finish line.

Judge Margo D. Northrup has rejected a plea agreement that the prosecution and defense had come to agreement on in the Joel Koskan case. Koskan, who is charged with child abuse, would have avoided prison time and having to register as a sex offender under the plea agreement.

Noem's veto of HB 1193 came in response to concerns by many about how the bill would impact the cryptocurrency industry in South Dakota.

A number of influential and progressive women made a lasting mark on South Dakota, paving the way for today’s women.

Representative Dusty Johnson and Senator Mike Rounds re-introduced the Traveler’s Gun Rights Act.

Republican Senators Julie Frye-Mueller and Tom Pischke again moved to investigate Senate President Pro Tem Lee Schoenbeck for his comments about Frye-Mueller.

The Tax Cut Two-Step continues under the Capitol dome.

South Dakota House rejects the Senate’s “hog house” of a bill to revive removing the sales tax off food.

The House Taxation Committee rejected the grocery tax cut, but the chamber will have another chance to revisit it this week.

Mayor Steve Allender broke the 5-5 vote to pass the resolution and said the city needed to take a stand with educators who would be affected by the change.

Senator Tammy Baldwin has reintroduced legislation that would limit what can be labeled as milk to dairy products.

“What our good friend from Minnehaha County is trying to do is to bring their dirty laundry over from the Senate,” Republican Rep. Liz May from Kyle said.

Who will blink first on cutting South Dakota's food tax?

Attorney General Mary Jackley this week released an explanation for the proposed amendment.

Delta 8 and 10 THC are alternate versions of Delta-9 which is found normally in marijuana.

Gov. Kristi Noem put her “brand” on a tax increase bill approved by the South Dakota Legislature. That brand? A veto.

A bill originally designed to select all statewide candidates for the major political parties via primary was amended to only allow the gubernatorial candidates to choose their running mate.

The South Dakota House killed a bill Wednesday that would have set up a 17-member task force to examine the welfare of Native children and to look for solutions.

Spending bills authorizing over $380 million for new men’s and women’s prisons passed the Senate Wednesday.

Plumbing leaders say law will help hire quality workers, while education reps say low salaries are a much bigger hurdle than licenses

Do legislative spouses doubling as lobbyists have an unfair advantage?

A House panel on Monday endorsed a two-year task force to study Native American overrepresentation in South Dakota’s foster care system.

Sen. John Thune spoke on the Senate floor Tuesday about President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.