A new resolution, HCR 6010, aims to create a committee to oversee development in the Black Hills and protect the area from excessive development.

Whether a new men’s prison will be built in Lincoln County could come down to what the South Dakota House of Representatives decides on Friday. The ...

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota House of Representatives supported a bill Wednesday at the Capitol ...

South Dakota’s $825 million prison project in rural Lincoln County faces legislative and legal hurdles as the proposed site and price tag come under fire.

"A prison, like a jail, is a necessary government function, and it must be located somewhere," a state circuit judge ruled.

They will tell you there’s not a lot of people in prisons simply for ingestion charges all by themselves and they need that ...

The House has 269 bills and the Senate has 219 this Legislative session. This amount is fewer than previous years.

Despite Uhre-Balk’s commitment to the House Education Committee, she has stated that the bill she is most excited about ...

Is it time to stop changing our clocks twice a year? Here's a state-by-state look at efforts to make daylight saving time ...

Is it time to stop changing our clocks twice a year? Here's a state-by-state look at efforts to make daylight saving time ...

The South Dakota legislature is one of 16 ... a compromise between two competing proposals. Both chambers voted to approve the final proposal, known as the Sparrow map, on November 10, 2021. The House ...

100th Legislative Session 2025 – Week 4 by Rep. Mike Weisgram (R- Fort Pierre) (Feb. 7, 2025) It’s Friday after session and I ...