politics and public policy

That brings the state’s reserves to more than $301 million.

South Dakota’s two US Senators oppose a push by the Senate majority leader to decriminalize marijuana. 

In early June a federal judge upheld the denial of a permit for a state fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on the Fourth of July. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is now challenging that order. 

Two groups that want to regulate adult-use marijuana continue to wait for the South Dakota Supreme Court to rule on the law that legalizes recreational pot. 

Secretary of Corrections Mike Leidholt and State Penitentiary Warden Darin Young are on leave following a human resources investigation into an anonymous complaint. Governor Kristi Noem made the move on Tuesday.  

She wants thing done a certain way. Her way. And Gov. Kristi Noem expects the people she appoints to understand that, to agree to that, and to remember that.

Lawmakers are scrutinizing consolidation in the meatpacking industry and a new congressional proposal could encourage more competition.

The 2020 presidential election got some attention Monday at the annual Sioux Falls Rotary Club meeting.

South Dakota K through 12 students, just like adults, can receive a doctor’s approval to use cannabis for medical conditions. And they might need to take the drug at regular intervals throughout the day or when they experience unpredictable symptoms.  

The Canadian company that planned to build the Keystone XL Pipeline says the U.S. government owes them $15 billion dollars.