The head for Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting is painting a grim picture for the network if a proposed cut goes through.

The South Dakota senate is narrowly passing a bill to reduce the state’s felony ingestion law. South Dakota is the only state in the country with a felony charge for ingestion of a controlled substance.

From the governor’s office to party caucuses in each chamber—everyone under the copper dome in Pierre wants to tackle the rise in owner-occupied property taxes.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is advancing a bill that gives judges more options for presumptive probation.

The Legislature is passing a bill supporters say closes a campaign finance loophole.

Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden said he wants to see tailored owner-occupied property tax reform. About a dozen bills this session seek to reform or lower property taxes in some way.

One House Bill requires any school-related event to accept cash payments.

A bill adding questions about historical property to a seller’s disclosure statement passes committee.

The prime sponsor of a bill to prohibit state funding go to the Huron Public School has withdrawn the legislative effort.

The bill sponsor says it would close the gap between admin and teachers, but opponents say it’s the wrong solution to the teacher pay question.