A record 13 women had been serving as governor this year. But many state constitutions still presume officeholders will be ...

Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden delivered his inaugural address Saturday at the Capitol in Pierre. Rhoden, formerly lieutenant ...

Outside the sky was bright blue with sunshine and the air a brisk 20 degrees. Inside the South Dakota Capitol, hundreds of ...

On Friday, Feb. 7, Rhoden signed his first bill as Governor, Senate Bill 7, which bans sanctuary cities in South Dakota.

Supporters said the cut would undermine public safety, government transparency, education, high school activities and local ...

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of ...

NDN Collective CEO Nick Tilsen says his organization will ‘again be making a stand’ should Trump accept Gov. Larry Rhoden’s ...

(Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight ... CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. States Newsroom’s D.C. Bureau contributed to this report.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary ... was succeeded as South Dakota governor by Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden, a rancher and former state House member ...

Countless letters from families and children were noted as one of the reasons lawmakers voted against a bill defunding the ...

The House Education Committee voted Wednesday to move the two proposals to the legislative budget committee with “do not pass ...