Scott Odenbach

When it comes to discussion over how to address rising property taxes, a philosophical discussion at the heart of state politics came into play. Skepticism around economic development is creeping into South Dakota.

Legislators are recommending a men’s state prison in Sioux Falls, and with it comes a maximum $650 million price tag.The state has two Sioux Falls sites on the table to choose from.

Following an apparent politically motivated assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband over the weekend has many lawmakers calling for reason to prevail nationwide.

A task force looking at building a new men’s prison is abandoning a contentious location in Lincoln County the state already owns. It’s unclear what will become of the state-owned site.

For the third time in four years, state lawmakers will study property taxes. While prior efforts focused on the state’s property tax structure, this one focuses on reducing owner-occupied taxes.

South Dakota lawmakers are passing a bill to temporarily soften the property tax pain some experience in the state. But some are looking for more permanent solutions through local spending cuts.

The fate of a constructing a new men’s prison near Sioux Falls faces its biggest vote yet. The South Dakota House is set to vote on authorizing the project Friday afternoon.

South Dakota legislative leadership is speaking out on a series of bills regulating bathroom use and library policy making headway in the Legislature.

A legislative effort to end South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks’ Nest Predator Bounty Program came up short at the Capitol.

South Dakota House lawmakers are rejecting an effort to prohibit public schools from having lobbyists represent them in the state Capitol.