GOP candidates tout cash, connections in competitive primary race

Kevin Woster Journal staff

Feb 07, 2010 | 7:00 am | (3) Comments

Johnson accepting internship applications

Journal staff

Senator Tim Johnson, D-S.D., is accepting applications for summer and fall internship positions in his Washington, D.C., Sioux Falls, Rapid City and Aberdeen officers.

Feb 04, 2010 | 10:30 pm | (3) Comments

Lawmakers working on bill that would reduce driver's license requirements

The Associated Press

PIERRE -- A bill tinkering with new driver licensing documents will be debated in the South Dakota House.

Feb 04, 2010 | 12:00 pm | (8) Comments

Panel rejects bill that would ban red-light cameras

The Associated Press

PIERRE -- South Dakota lawmakers on Thursday rejected a bill that would ban the use of camera systems to catch motorists who speed or run a red light.

Feb 04, 2010 | 11:35 am | (5) Comments

Bill would make Pine Ridge nursing home first in S.D. in 20 years

The Associated Press

PIERRE -- A Senate committee endorsed a plan Wednesday to build a nursing home on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation after the measure's sponsor said elderly tribal members now must move to nursing homes far from their families.

Feb 04, 2010 | 6:45 am | (9) Comments

Colo. lawmaker dropping Native American mascot bill

The Associated Press

DENVER -- A state lawmaker is dropping a bill which would have required high schools to get permission to use Native American mascots.

Feb 03, 2010 | 6:00 pm | (1) Comments

Stem-cell research backer may revive ballot effort

The Associated Press

PIERRE -- A supporter of embryonic stem cell research says he may revive an effort to put a measure on the ballot that would ease South Dakota's restrictions on that research.

Feb 03, 2010 | 5:00 pm | (1) Comments

Student leaders to meet with legislators

The Associated Press

PIERRE -- High school and postsecondary students from across South Dakota will be in Pierre today to meet with state lawmakers.

Feb 02, 2010 | 9:30 am | (0) Comments

S.D. House rejects uniform alcohol sales bill

The Associated Press

PIERRE -- The South Dakota House has rejected a plan to let people buy alcohol any day of the year.

Feb 02, 2010 | 8:00 am | (0) Comments

Senate panel ditches plan to boost state gas tax

Chet Brokaw The Associated Press

A proposal to increase the state gas tax and other levies that are spent on South Dakota's roads was ditched Monday after one of the measure's key supporters acknowledged the Senate would not pass such a measure during an economic downturn.

Feb 01, 2010 | 3:15 pm | (1) Comments

House panel approves computer system court fee

Chet Brokaw The Associated Press

Fees charged for filing lawsuits and surcharges tacked onto criminal convictions should be doubled to help upgrade the antiquated computer programs used by South Dakota's court system, a House committee decided Monday.

Feb 01, 2010 | 3:00 pm | (0) Comments

Purchase review bill is a no sell

The Associated Press

PIERRE -- Legislation that would require state agencies to hold a public hearing before purchasing land was rejected Monday in a House committee.

Feb 01, 2010 | 11:45 am | (1) Comments

Proposals would redefine treasurer's office

The Associated Press

PIERRE -- Two joint resolutions offered in the South Dakota Senate call for a public vote on different options for merging the office of state treasurer with another constitutional office.

Feb 01, 2010 | 8:30 am | (0) Comments

Animal treatment laws due for update

The Associated Press

SIOUX FALLS -- The laws that govern how livestock and work animals are treated in South Dakota will come under review this year.

Jan 31, 2010 | 4:00 pm | (4) Comments

Bill would create lifetime sportsman licenses

The Associated Press

PIERRE - The South Dakota Legislature will take up a bill that would create lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for South Dakota residents.

Jan 31, 2010 | 7:55 am | (6) Comments

Bill would eliminate red-light cameras

The Associated Press

PIERRE - So-called red-light cameras would be prohibited under a bill introduced in the South Dakota House.

Jan 30, 2010 | 7:10 am | (14) Comments

Bills target university presidents' income

The Associated Press

PIERRE -- Several legislators are sponsoring bills to restrict outside income that could be earned by presidents of South Dakota's six public universities.

Jan 29, 2010 | 8:00 am | (5) Comments

Bill would prevent new teen drivers from using cell phones while driving

The Associated Press

PIERRE -- A bill offered in the South Dakota House would prohibit minors from using a cell phone when they're driving a vehicle using a restricted learner's permit.

Jan 29, 2010 | 6:00 am | (16) Comments

Politics makes strange bedfellows on bill to ban investments linked to Iran

Kevin Woster Journal staff

Stan Adelstein and Gordon Howie are names not often listed as sponsors on the same piece of legislation.

Jan 29, 2010 | 5:30 am | (2) Comments