South Dakota

South Dakota voters approved a constitutional amendment that would expand Medicaid in the state.

A South Dakota bill that would have forced paid petition circulators to disclose personal information violates free speech, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled. 

A ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana in South Dakota if approved is drawing passionate debate from both sides.

Just as in 2020, voters across South Dakota will have a chance in November to decide whether the state should legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults.

The South Dakota Department of Education's 2021-2022 school report card shows a drop in attendance from prior years while graduation rates remain stable.

U.S. Sen. John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, is co-sponsoring a bill with Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, to assist farmers affected by drought and other weather-related events. 

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem announced via her campaign Wednesday that she is backing the elimination of the state's grocery tax.

Data from the White House shows approximately 109,100 South Dakotans - 12.3 percent of the population - will benefit from President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. 

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is losing troopers to other agencies and is facing a hiring challenge.

South Dakota regulators could get an updated map proposal this fall from a company behind a multistate pipeline for underground storage of carbon dioxide.