Senate Bill 239 would have provided relief for companies such as those operating data centers by allowing them to write off a ...

Voters would get to decide if South Dakota’s lieutenant governor retains the right to preside over the state Senate under the ...

A South Dakota charter school bill failed in the Senate on a tie vote after Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen declined to break the ...

South Dakota state Sen. John Carley's unexplained absence during a key legislative session led to a search and the failure of ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — While South Dakota certainly has had its debates about electronic voting and counting votes electronically, lawmakers in the state House have been using electronic voting since ...

The ruling comes one day after Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen opted not to break a tie on a bill meant to make a temporary sales tax reduction permanent.

Two contradictory bills met different fates on Tuesday at the Capitol in Pierre as South Dakota lawmakers continued to wrestle with the best way to provide tax relief.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Constitution currently says, “The lieutenant governor shall be president of the senate but shall have no vote unless the senators are equally divided.” Voters ...

The lieutenant governor in South Dakota has the authority to break a tie vote in the state Senate, the South Dakota Supreme ...

The lieutenant governor in South Dakota has the authority to break a tie vote in the state Senate, the South Dakota Supreme Court said Wednesday.

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) — A member’s unexplained absence and an unsuccessful search for him contributed to ...

A proposal to allow charter schools in the state lost Thursday on a tie vote in the South Dakota Senate and failed on ...