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South Dakota’s lone member of the U.S. House, Dusty Johnson, has announced that he is entering the race to become South ...
Johnson announced his 2026 gubernatorial campaign, potentially challenging Governor Larry Rhoden in the GOP primary.
Jamie Huizenga of Pierre is once again a member of the South Dakota Lottery Commission. Then-Gov. Dennis Daugaard appointed ...
Legislative staff removed addresses, cities of residence and ZIP codes from lawmakers’ profile pages and from downloadable ...
South Dakota rose to 47th place in 2017, but dropped back to 48th in 2018, 50th in 2019, 49th in 2020 and 49th in 2021. Six of the review board’s members are state legislators. Five are serving ...
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden called for flags at the State Capitol in Pierre to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on June 14 in honor of Hortman and her husband.
What started as a routine, but laborious day of amendment voting, in a process called vote-a-rama, spiraled into an almost ...
Vice President JD Vance provided the tie-breaking vote to get Trump's bill across the finish line. It now must go back to the ...
Senate grapples with President Trump's sweeping tax and spending measure awaiting key vote. Uncertainty lingers as VP JD ...
The GOP-led Senate agreed to begin a floor debate likely to go overnight and end with a final vote. The outcome still remains uncertain.
Fargo artist Nancy Ness will have her abstract paintings on display at the North Dakota State Capitol through August. The paintings, about 21 and include acrylic art with mixed media artworks ...
Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota has decided to sleep with a loaded pistol near his nightstand after the deadly shootings targeting Minnesota state lawmakers and their families over the ...