Hugh Bartels

A legislative audit is shedding light on the issues that allowed a former state employee to allegedly embezzle nearly $2 million.

A state Senator is facing disciplinary action after giving a bottle of syrup to another lawmaker.

A proposal to establish a minimum teacher salary floor in South Dakota continues to advance through the Capitol.

Many of South Dakota’s nursing facilities contend with mid-century infrastructure and a chronic lack of staff. With some on the verge of closing, some lawmakers say consolidation is the path forward.

A legislative committee submits a bill requesting hydrogen pipelines be placed under Public Utility Commission oversight.

South Dakota state legislative leaders say they’re expecting to hold bill votes on either chamber floor by the end of the first legislative week. Formal legislative session starts on Jan. 9.

Gov. Kristi Noem’s office is announcing another Freedom Works Here ad—this one featuring the state’s executive as a nurse.

A bill allowing municipalities and counties to join together to build regional jails has died in the South Dakota House of Representatives.

As South Dakotans dig out from underneath a recent blizzard, lawmakers are digging into state the state budget.

South Dakota lawmakers are moving quickly to get $200 million out the door for housing infrastructure projects.