Lawmakers advance a bill proponents say eases the burden on local election officials, but opponents say it comes at the expense of some candidate hopefuls seeking petition signatures.

Hyperscale Data Centers dominated conversations in Deuel County at a Legislative Cracked Barrel. One of the area’s lawmakers is bringing a bill to incentivize the tech-giants, but many oppose the legislation.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is planning on conducting more than a dozen sobriety checkpoints across the state this month.

The federal reserve loses a key power play for independence. Does a balance sheet in the red leave the central bank vulnerable to political pressure?

Practitioners say South Dakota is overdue for an adjustment to its special education funding formula, but lawmakers are hesitant to approve anything that increases property taxes.