Watertown and Aberdeen Republicans Josephine Garcia and Brandei Schaefbauer will join 37 other female lawmakers in Pierre ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Now that the 2024 General Election has wrapped up, lawmakers are looking ahead to what comes next.

Referred Law 21 was a ballot measure encompassing Senate Bill 201, a law that was passed by the South Dakota legislature in ...

He’s now receiving bipartisan praise as a South Dakota-focused conservative well-versed in how the state’s ...

If Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden becomes the 40th Governor of South Dakota, the state would be his primary focus, said Republican Sen ...

Attention is already turning to 2026, when South Dakota will elect a new governor as well as hold races for U.S. Senate.

to determine legislative leadershipfor the 2025-2026 Legislative term. Jim Mehlhaff will be the majority leader of the South ...

This year, South Dakota lawmakers went backward in pay. It was the first time they received less since 2018, when they agreed ...

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

In Siouxland, there are four races for the Legislature, one for the South Dakota Senate and three for the South Dakota House.

The majority leader in the Senate will be Jim Mehlhaff (Pierre) and the majority whips include Randy Deibert (Spearfish), ...

The South Dakota Attorney General's explanation of the measure stated that "judicial or legislative clarification of the ...