More than 200 bills were signed into law during South Dakota's legislative session in 2025, and the vast majority of them ...

The questions have had South Dakota taxpayers’ attention for some time: where might a new prison go and what might the ...

The Journal talked with S.D. Rep. Dusty Johnson about finally taking the leap to run for governor, whether or not he's made ...

Governor Larry Rhoden signed over 200 bills into law that lawmakers passed during the 2025 Legislative Session, with 197 of ...

South Dakota's minimum wage of $11.50 exceeds federal rate by $4.25. Learn how the state's annual increases compare to ...

Legislative staff removed addresses, cities of residence and ZIP codes from lawmakers’ profile pages and from downloadable ...

Despite South Dakota's Public Utilities Commission denying Summit's application to build nearly 500 miles of pipeline through South Dakota, the state legislature approved a bill that could help ...

A four-year controversy that has shaken South Dakota’s Republican political establishment culminated Tuesday in the Legislature’s passage of a ban on eminent domain for carbon dioxide ...

A South Dakota legislative panel broached the residency issue as recently as August, a meeting in which one lawmaker called ...

The 100th session of the South Dakota Legislature is in the books, and starting Tuesday all signed bills officially become law. This year, lawmakers drafted and debated more than 500 bills. 213 made ...

A four-year controversy that has shaken South Dakota’s Republican political establishment culminated Tuesday in the Legislature’s passage of a ban on eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines.

South Dakota legislative leaders recently ordered the removal of lawmakers’ home addresses from the Legislature’s website in ...