Reynold Nesiba

South Dakota ranks 49th in the nation for teacher pay.As school districts struggle with increasing costs, one panel wants to know where state money is going.

South Dakota Democratic Party members are calling for an emergency meeting to recall party chair Jennifer Slaight-Hansen. That’s according to a note obtained by SDPB.

South Dakota teachers are near the bottom of the national pay scale - only earning more than their peers in Mississippi and West Virginia. As a result, some have started taking a hard look at their paychecks.

The South Dakota law that established the State-Tribal Relations Committee has been changed to reduce the mandatory number of Democrats serving on it.

Democratic and Republican leaders spoke on what they say is a lack of action taken by the governor’s office this legislative session.

Legislative leaders are looking to a summer study on childcare availability and affordability in South Dakota.

A bill to limit the usage of state aircraft was killed in the Senate Transportation Committee Wednesday morning.

Senate Republicans are advancing a bill that prohibits doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and cross sex hormones to transgender kids. Republican lawmakers are focused on prohibiting certain surgeries on adolescents.

All three House bills that cut certain taxes are now in play. Legislative leaders and the governor say they want to cut some form of taxes at the state level. They all cut somewhere around $100 million dollars, but which tax cut remains to be seen.

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