Linda Duba

As battles over the state budget heat up, we talk with Rep. Linda Duba about her wins and misses this session. Plus, we take a look at food insecurity in the state.

South Dakota voters will weigh in on Medicaid expansion, again, this fall.

A pair of bills aiming to add penalties for negligent gun owners were rejected by lawmakers in the House Judiciary Committee.

South Dakota Department of Social Services officials say the causes behind a 27 percent drop in Medicaid coverage for South Dakota children are two-fold.

Outgoing state Democratic lawmakers said the leaders who will run to take their seats are more than capable of carrying the torch.

Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposed fiscal year 2025 budget includes four percent cost of living adjustments for state employees, education and nursing home providers. Advocates for each of those industries—known as the Big Three—are applauding the starting point.

Medicaid is in a constant state of flux – especially as lawmakers continue to tangle with the repercussions of expansion. The legislative study group focused on long term care wants to assess the process for applicants in South Dakota.

The state is announcing a fiscal year surplus of nearly $97 million dollars. That money will go to reserved, but Governor Kristi Noem is already pointing where she would like to spend the money.

The 2023 South Dakota legislative session is almost over, but lawmakers are still busy crafting the state's budget.

The South Dakota House has voted down a bill preventing a legislator's spouse from being a lobbyist.