PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- When South Dakota lawmakers return to Pierre on Monday, they will be starting the final eight days of the main run of this years session. Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree of Madison says they have been pretty efficient so far. Crabtree says the budget will be the main focus over the last two… Read more »

OACOMA, S.D.(DakotaNewsNow) – Newer, younger faces will be leading the South Dakota Democrat Party for at least the next four years. Saturday, about 100 members of the state party’s State Central Committee (SCC) gathered in person and online to vote on leadership positions, from Chair to Treasurer. Jennifer Slaight-Hansen, 49, leaned into her extensive experience… Read more »

LAKE NORDEN, S.D.(KXLG)- A community in need, a community to protect, and the means to get it done; that’s why the Lake Norden Police Department needed help. Their current 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe is “starting to show its age.” Being a rural community, the police department must have four-wheel drive vehicles to help those in need… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota voters might not get to decide after all whether they want to let the Legislature add a work requirement for people covered by expanded Medicaid eligibility. The state Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Friday shot down HJR-5004 on a vote of 5-2. That was despite support from one of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Presentation College will be hosting an upcoming Transfer Fair for the students & a Career Fair for faculty. Matthew Blair, Vice President of Mission & Advancement talks about how the school is coping with the closure of Presentation. Blair talks about the Transfer Fair for the students. Jillaine Smith, Human Resource Director, talks… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson was named to the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, more commonly referred to as the “Select Committee on China.” In an appearance on NBC News “Meet the Press”, Johnson said we are in a cold war with China.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House passed a tax cut bill this week that drops the state’s sales tax rate from four-point five percent to four-point two percent. House Majority Leader Will Mortenson of Pierre says it was a responsible vote. Mortenson says there will be bills coming to approve construction of new prisons. Mortenson… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The Joint Committee on Appropriations has set the revenue targets they will be working with as they attempt to write a state budget for next year. Committee member, Representative Linda Duba of Sioux Falls says it’s a big target. Duba says there will be hundreds of millions of dollars flowing through the state,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House passed a bill this week that would require backers of constitutional amendment petition drives to get signatures from each legislative district. Assistant House Minority Leader Erin Healy of Sioux Falls questions the intent of the bill. Healy says the current petition signature process has worked well. Healy says that… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature agreed on projections of a five percent increase in state revenues through next year. Committee Chair, Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, says they have had a pretty good track record. Hunhoff says the projection was a compromise. Hunhoff says there will be increasing… Read more »