Lee Schoenbeck

The legislative executive board met this week, and one piece of the docket was the budget and expenditures of state government.

The number of South Dakota Medicaid expansion enrollees is down from what was originally anticipated.

With the legislative session behind the state, lawmakers are looking towards the summer for next steps. The state Executive Board met this week aiming to get the summer study agenda in order.

State Sen. Lee Schoenbeck will not return to the state capitol next year. The Watertown Republican was first elected to the legislature in 1995 and he’s served four different terms since then.

State lawmakers are passing a $7.3 billion budget. It’s one of lawmakers' constitutional requirements and they're proud of several items contained in it.

Sen. Schoenbeck told SDPB's Jackie Hendry he won't return to the Legislature. We take a look at his wins this session and over his long-running career.

State lawmakers are heading toward a summer study on children’s access to pornography.

State Senators are passing a bill that moves the nomination of two constitutional officers from party conventions to the primary ballot.

State lawmakers are working to reverse an election law they passed last year. The law currently in place requires that someone live in a South Dakota dwelling for 30 days to establish residency to vote.

The company behind Gov. Kristi Noem’s “Freedom Works Here” campaign was chosen despite hesitancy from some members of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.