Kristi Noem

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has finished her confirmation hearing in front of a Senate subcommittee.

Governor Kristi Noem delivered a farewell address to the state legislature on Tuesday. The speech serves as a ceremonial opening to the annual legislative session.

Gov. Noem used her final State of the State address as a top-ten highlight reel for her accomplishments as governor during the last seven years.

Gov. Kristi Noem’s confirmation hearing for Secretary of Homeland Security is postponed until Friday.

With the opening of session comes the naming of new leaders, and the voices of present leaders. For South Dakota, much of that is rebuilding faith in key state institutions after a few long years.

South Dakota faced unprecedented, 1,000-year flooding in the last year. Yet through the mud and lost homes heroes were made.

Gov. Kristi Noem’s Secretary of Homeland Security confirmation hearing is set for Jan. 15.

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

Gov. Kristi Noem wants to cut the state library budget by 64 percent. Some worry the move would hurt public libraries across the state.

Governor Kristi Noem wants to make a temporary overall sales tax cut permanent. Lawmakers passed the cut to fight inflation at the time. Backers said organic growth would cover the cost of the cut. But there are competing ideas to reduce the tax burden in the state.