Proposals to restrict citizen-initiated ballot measures have cleared the South Dakota Legislature, and some are awaiting the governor’s consideration.

For decades to come, South Dakotans can make use of an expanded wilderness in the southeastern part of the state, as a new ...

A suite of changes passed by the legislature toughen signature requirements and raise the vote threshold for changing the state constitution to 60 percent.

South Dakota’s congressional leaders in Washington are not reliant on state party financial support but are mindful of action ...

No South Dakota Democrat has won a statewide election since 2008, and the last Democratic governor elected in the state was ...

South Dakota lawmakers have passed a bill that requires labels on political deepfakes within 90 days of an election.

Here's a look at some of the major bills that made it to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk — and those that didn't — this year.

Pew found a huge age gap, with young adults overwhelmingly less religious than their elders—some 46 percent of the youngest Americans identify as Christian, compared to 80 percent of the oldest adults ...

HB 1164 calls for the candidates for governor to choose their running mates no later than the second Tuesday of August before ...

After President Donald Trump's speech, political leaders representing North Dakota were quick to weigh in on the president’s priorities for the next four years. President Donald Trump addresses ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When Fargo voters approved a unique local election system in 2018, their goal was to choose candidates with broader support to lead North Dakota’s largest city.

The law, which takes effect on July 1, also makes South Dakota the first state to attach criminal penalties for noncompliance, setting a precedent that other states, including Mississippi ...