Kristi Noem

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.

Gov. Kristi Noem is proposing a significant cut to South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

Gov. Kristi Noem wants to make temporary tax cuts permanent while fully funding a proposed men’s prison facility outside of Sioux Falls.

Gov. Kristi Noem delivers her budget address at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.