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.

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers, the Governor’s Office and the state Treasurer’s Office hope to bring more ...

A compromise that would gradually reduce the amount of unclaimed property revenue in South Dakota’s state government budget and would increase the amount that the ...

"Anyone who thinks property taxes are boring should have covered the committee I did," columnist Terry Woster writes.

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

Landowners near the new Lincoln County prison site railed against the Department of Corrections for a lack of transparency ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden on Thursday spoke about a new plan that he said would reduce the growth in the assessed value of ...

South Dakota debates new $825 million prison construction between Harrisburg and Canton, with funding drawn from state ...

: Senators amended and then voted 33-2 to approve SB 100 on Wednesday. The legislation now moves to the House for ...

South Dakota has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature. South Dakota has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party ...

The City of Sioux Falls Street Division has issued a Snow Alert for the city at 4:00 pm on Monday.Plow drivers focus on ...

Has South Dakota soured on direct democracy? The answer to that question will be partly answered during the 2025 legislative ...