South Dakota’s lone member of the U.S. House, Dusty Johnson, has announced that he is entering the race to become South ...

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

State Rep. Greg Jamison and a trio of Sioux Falls city council members toured two new sites for a potential state men's ...

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

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

The 100th session of the South Dakota Legislature is in the books, and starting Tuesday all signed bills officially become ...

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

Some South Dakota lawmakers are trying to find out why so many men and women are in the state’s overcrowded prisons. The ...

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

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

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.

The move was a precautionary measure inspired by the Legislative Research Council (LRC) and agreed to by respective party leaders.