Republicans picked a new leader in the Senate. Unlike the president with whom he’ll be working, John Thune is a career ...

South Dakota ranked last in average teacher salary and currently ranks 49th in the nation. Here's how the state is responding to the gap.

By sending the South Dakota National Guard to the border, the governor built her national profile but paid less attention to ...

President-elect Donald Trump wants to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and one of his supporters in the U.S. Senate ...

Larry Rhoden has been serving as Kristi Noem's lieutenant governor. He'll inherit a tougher budget environment than she had.

Rounds said he can pass the bill with 50 votes through reconciliation, which is a way to enact legislation on taxes and ...

This week, we look at the latest on a proposed CO2 pipeline, the upcoming legislative session, and a new initiative to ...

PIERRE, S.D. ( South Dakota Searchlight) – U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, sponsored a resolution adopted by the Senate ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s rise to secretary of the Department of Homeland Security would put her in charge of a ...

Makenzie Huber is a lifelong South Dakotan who regularly reports on the intersection of politics and policy with health, ...

The total number of women who are state lawmakers has once again reached new heights, following a trend up in recent years ...