Senate Bill 7, an act to prohibit the adoption or implementation of certain policies related to immigration enforcement, was heard and passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

Kevin Jensen said during the South Dakota Legislature’s Joint Committee on Appropriations meeting on Thursday morning that actual site work wasn’t authorized w

The bill would require the Ten Commandments be posted in each classroom in South Dakota's public schools. But it could face legal challenges.

A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display them in every classroom. The vote came after an hour of testimony that included opposition from public school groups.