State/Local

Please note: These are not all direct quotes, but a paraphrased version of the press conference.  Republican Press Conference –       Senator Timothy Rave, Senate Majority Leader –       Senator Dan Lederman, Asst. Senate Majority Leader –       Representative Justin Cronen, Asst. House Majority Leader –       Representative David Lust, House Majority Leader Lust: Everything we do on the […]

Please note: These are not all direct quotes, but a paraphrased version of the press conference.  Democratic Press Conference: –       Senator Billy Sutton – Senate Asst. Minority Leader –       Representative Julie Bartling – House Asst. Minority Leader –       Senator Jason Frerichs – Senate Minority Leader –       Representative Bernie Hunhoff – House Minority Leader Hunoff- –       […]

South Dakota’s Democratic leadership say their focus for the 2014 legislative session is workforce development. Among the issues they brought up was Medicaid expansion, a minimum wage increase, K-12 funding and decreasing college debt burden for SD students. “We have to change our mindsets,” said Rep. Julie Bartling (D-SD). “We have restaurant workers who can’t […]

Electronic portals became available in all South Dakota circuit courts Wednesday. The portals will allow citizens and journalists to access court records in an electronic database as the S.D. court system moves to electronic filing. Electronic filing of court records will become mandatory for criminal cases by November 2014. Electronic filing of civil court records […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota legislative committee has rejected a measure that would have allowed clergy and religious organizations to refuse to take part in gay marriage services. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4-3 to kill the bill after opponents said the state and federal constitutions already let pastors and priests refuse to […]