South Dakota Legislative Session Week 1 by Rep. Mike Weisgram, District 24 (Fort Pierre). Jan. 16, 2026.

Several other items will be on the legislative agenda - TIF districts, the allocation of $189 million for rural health care funding, opioid settlement dollars and data centers.

South Dakota must spend $106 million in remaining pandemic relief by the end of the year, or it has to be returned to the ...

I am honored to be back in Pierre for the 101st Legislative Session! It has already been a busy week and I suspect that trend ...

The South Dakota State Senate unanimously approved two Attorney General Marty Jackley bills targeting AI‑generated ...

This is one in a series of stories looking ahead to South Dakota’s 2026 legislative session that opens next week. PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — There’s a reason that the South Dakota Legislature meets every ...

Secretary of State Monae Johnson is asking the South Dakota Legislature to permit county auditors to use ballot-on-demand ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would increase criminal penalties for ...

"Maybe we can have respectful discussions and find good compromises, but it could also become a rodeo-and-a-half, too," said Sen. Jim Mehlhaff of Pierre.

A South Dakota coalition is proposing new legislation to further limit eminent domain and increase landowner protections. One ...