Beer taxes vary dramatically by state, with some charging more than $1 per gallon while others levy less than 10 cents.

Over 100 state and local officials from the Midwest and West, including South Dakota, are asking the U.S. Senate to eliminate tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration as part ...

The move reveals both the power of philanthropic groups to sway legislators and a split in the administration’s coalition.

The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska became the first government in Nebraska on Tuesday to fully legalize and seek to regulate both ...

The federal government’s program that gives payments to people sickened by nuclear testing or uranium mining is one step closer to being reauthorized.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing the America Party in response to the ...

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) — A former South Dakota Department of Social Services employee was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison after earlier being convicted of stealing $1.78 ...

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Republicans are inching closer to getting their tax and spending cut bill ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota acknowledged the Republicans are “figuring out how to get to the end ...

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson announces campaign for South Dakota governor After years in Washington, Johnson says it’s time to come home and lead, emphasizing family support, public service and a ...

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes on amendment to the Trump-backed Republican domestic policy bill.

More than 200 bills were signed into law during South Dakota's legislative session in 2025, and the vast majority of them take effect July 1.