SB 51 will be heard in the House next week, and if it passes there, it will head to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk for final ...

The bill advanced on an 8-vote 7 by the House Education Committee. If passed on the floor it'll go to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk, where he can sign or veto ...

The proposal nearly died on Wednesday when a Republican senator said he hit the wrong button and voted against the bill ...

A South Dakota House committee takes up a controversial bill today that would require all school districts in the state to ...

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A bill requiring public school districts in South Dakota to set policies allowing ...

A bill allowing public schools to authorize a school chaplain to volunteer or be employed by the school failed in the House ...

This photo, taken in 2019 on the day of the inauguration of Kristi Noem as the first-ever woman governor of South Dakota, ...

A bill requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public South Dakota classrooms passed the Senate with a 18-17 vote.

State senators cleared Senate Bill 51 on Tuesday with a vote of 18 to 17. Senators that opposed the bill included Democrats ...

The South Dakota Senate voted 18-17 on Tuesday at the Capitol to advance a bill mandating public schools to display the Ten ...

First-term Republican Sen. John Carley of Piedmont brought Senate Bill 51, which is similar to legislation that’s popped up ...

A bill requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public South Dakota classrooms passed the Senate with a 18-17 vote.