2025 South Dakota Legislative Session

SDPB's coverage of the 2025 South Dakota legislative session begins Tuesday, Jan. 14 with Gov. Kristi Noem's State of the State address.

Legislative session is nearly here, and that means South Dakota’s decision makers are laying out the groundwork for the next 10 weeks. That includes the state Attorney General.

The State of South Dakota is looking to sell land next to the developmental center in Redfield. The land is sectioned out into five lots that total 20-acres.

A bill has been submitted to establish education savings accounts to help South Dakota students to attend private schools via taxpayer money.

A coalition of South Dakota education groups are warning about the effects of implementing school voucher programs.

An ideological shift to the right in the South Dakota Republican majority could mean changes and reform to state education.

Carbon pipeline regulation, eminent domain reform, education reform and property tax relief—these are just a few of the top issues the 100th South Dakota legislature will address when they convene later this month.

Rep. Linda Duba and Sen. Jean Hunhoff step in as our Dakota Political Junkies to share what they're watching for in the state's next legislative session.

Rep. Linda Duba and Sen. Jean Hunhoff step in as our Dakota Political Junkies to share what they're watching for in the state's next legislative session.

If passed, the governor’s budget calls for a reduction of millions of dollars to the state university system.