Blue Ribbon Task Force

As the 2016 legislative session enters its final days, the Dakota Political Junkies weigh in on last minute wrangling in Pierre, an assessment of the…

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed the last major piece of this session’s education funding package. Tuesday afternoon they made changes and…

A half-penny sales tax increase is one signature away from becoming state law. House Bill 1182 is part of the governor’s plan to overhaul education…

Lawmakers are endorsing a sales tax increase for teacher pay. House Bill 1182 adds one half-penny to the state’s sales tax to generate money for education…

Members of South Dakota’s legislature say they have to do something for education funding this session, but they don’t agree on how to fund any…

Two bills that establish new guidelines for education funding in South Dakota move on to full consideration in the State Senate. This happened as members…

One vote on the House floor Thursday killed a sales tax increase that supports teacher pay. A tax hike requires a super-majority, so the bill needed…

A Republican leader says lawmakers working to raise teacher pay have a major concern: accountability. Republicans – and Democrats at the Statehouse want…

Debate on a possible tax hike to fund education is stalled in the State House until next week. Educators who support more money for teacher pay packed the…

State lawmakers are trying to figure out the best way to fund education in 151 different South Dakota school districts. And that might be especially…