PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) -- The South Dakota House approved a controversial bill today (Thursday) allowing holders of enhanced concealed carry permits to bring firearms onto public university and technical school campuses. Senate Bill 100 passed on a 55-14 vote after extensive debate focused on campus safety, constitutional...

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) --- The South Dakota House approved a bill today (Thursday) that provides a $15 million interest-free loan from the state housing infrastructure fund to the Douglas School District to construct or expand school facilities near Ellsworth Air Force Base. After intense debate over using the Housing Inf...

PIERRE - Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill that strips eminent domain authority from companies building carbon pipelines Thursday, giving opponents of the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline final victory. That victory has been years in the making for landowners opposed to Summit's ability to use eminent domain to get easem...

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) - A bill providing grants for airport terminal improvements across South Dakota moved forward today (Thursday) in the state legislature, despite concerns about funding sources. The House Appropriations Committee voted 7-2 to pass Senate Bill 127, which would appropriate funds for airport terminal im...

South Dakota's agricultural community is bracing for significant challenges as new tariffs, announced by the Trump administration, loom on the horizon. With the state's economy heavily reliant on agriculture, which generated $14.7 billion in cash receipts in 2022 and accounts for 13.9% of its GDP, the proposed 25% tari...