News for 2-20-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Congratulations to Dan Paulson on his SD Specialty Producers recognition, and we explore why it was well-deserved; the Minnehaha County Commission adopted...

News for 2-13-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Garretson's feature on Dakota Life airs Thursday evening on SDPB1, and...

News for 2-6-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar A woman was found in the alley by the school after...

News for 1-30-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Garretson will be featured in the next SDPB production of "Dakota...

News for 1-23-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Local specialty farmer Dan Paulson is a finalist for Specialty Crop...
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SD Legislature

State education department searches for ways to improve science, math scores

By Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s math and reading scores are relatively flat, state Department of Education Secretary Joseph Graves told lawmakers Tuesday in...

Ban on eminent domain for carbon pipelines passes SD House, heads to Senate

By: Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — The South Dakota House of Representatives advanced a bill 49–19 that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon...

Legislative committees consider open records, open meetings bills

By Dana Hess For the S.D. NewMedia Association PIERRE — Legislation concerning open records and open meetings was a recurring topic this week in the South...

South Dakota Legislature: Property taxes, pipelines, prisons (and more)

BY STU WHITNEYSouth Dakota News Watch The 100th session of the South Dakota Legislature in Pierre will be historic not just for its centennial landmark...

Noem’s plan to cut $17 million from maintenance and repairs is ‘shortsighted,’ regent says

By: Makenzie Huber, SD Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposal to cut the state’s maintenance and repair budget by $17 million is “shortsighted,”...

Staunch conservatives take leadership positions in GOP-led state Legislature

By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight       A group of staunchly conservative Republicans claimed control of key leadership positions in the state Legislature on Friday evening.  The leadership...

Legislative committee punts on app store regulation, endorses age verification for adult websites

By John Hult, SD Searchlight             A South Dakota summer legislative study committee has endorsed a bill that would require users to prove their age with...

Potter to be a page this next legislative session

            Here, GHS’ Eliza Potter signs up to be a legislative page, as Senator Tom Pischke signs her application form. Senator Pischke also talked...

Who leads South Dakota if Noem runs for vice president? ‘I still get to be governor’ she says

By Stu Whitney South Dakota News Watch MITCHELL, S.D. – Standing next to a row of bookcases in the Mitchell High School library, South Dakota’s lieutenant...

Lawmakers face a ‘back to normal’ budget future after allocating last of federal pandemic aid

By: Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Legislature allocated the last of its federal pandemic aid earlier this month, marking a shift in state...

New group aims to refer carbon pipeline law to voters

By: Joshua Haiar South Dakota Searchlight Voters could be asked to reject a new state law regulating carbon dioxide pipelines. The law was passed during the...

‘Syrup-gate’ exposes the folly of legislative commemorations

Editorial by Dana Hess, South Dakota Searchlight What’s the last week of the legislative session without a little controversy? This year’s wasn’t about sales taxes...

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