2016 Legislative Session

Lawmakers are considering a bill that removes some power from the State Board of Geographic Names. The board was formed in order to change racist or…

State representatives support a measure that takes South Dakota out of a regional coalition. State leaders entered the Midwestern Higher Education Compact…

The Legislative Podcast for January 21, 2016 includes three stories on education issues plus a story on a proposal to change the DUI law for juveniles and…

State Lawmakers are considering a plan to change the way arcade games in South Dakota are taxed. What could be called the Pac-Man Tax includes a…

Public school administrators are telling teachers a plan to increase the average teacher salary to more than $48,500 doesn’t mean pay raises across the…

Leaders in Pierre are laying out the governor’s new plan for dispensing state tax dollars to schools. This week’s discussion includes details about…

Education and Medicaid expansion are the hot topics in Pierre this session…but they’re not the only bills likely to generate public interest. SDPB’s…

The Legislative Podcast for January 19th, 2016 includes stories on boosting college prep, an increase in kickboxing and MMA event fees, an effort to curb…

Governor Dennis Daugaard says increasing the sales tax on food does not pose an economic problem for South Dakotans. The governor’s plan to fund education…

Some local lawmakers from both political parties say they support Governor Dennis Daugaard’s plan to increase money for education. Two members of the Blue…