With tight quarters at the Pennington County Jail, local leaders are pushing once again for new space at the facility. This comes in tandem with efforts by legislators to build a new state penitentiary.

A new CNBC study ranks South Dakota in the lower half of the country overall for business in 2025. Some state leaders aren’t taking the rank as a negative, but as a goal to move forward.

SDPB asked Gov. Larry Rhoden about potential impacts of an immigration crackdown on farm workers.

The Legislative Rules Review Committee approves a cut to a significant portion of funding for needy families. Ultimately, that means a cut of $5.3 million.

A Wyoming businessman said he is pausing an offer to purchase the social media app Tik Tok.

A longtime Black Hills lawmaker has passed away.

The surplus included $41 million in higher-than-expected revenue and $22 million in spending below what was budgeted, state officials said Monday.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says mass deportations of undocumented immigrants will be done everywhere, including farm country. She says the plan is to have a 100% American workforce. However, those in the ag industry question what this would look like in practice.

Although the Republican primary is 11 months out, South Dakota’s governor race is beginning to take form.

The state’s prison system is overcrowded. As a result, the state has been looking at options to move forward. That includes both building new facilities and keying in on potential reforms to lower recidivism rates.