The original proposal would have cut $1 million in state funds, cut the state Department of Education’s ability to seek $1.4 ...

The fight to secure legislative approval for an $825 million men’s prison is lost for now, Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden conceded on Thursday.

Full-throated support from Gov. Larry Rhoden may not be enough to change the minds of skeptical lawmakers on a controversial ...

President Donald Trump’s Cabinet is made up largely of his most loyal supporters. Here’s a look at who has already been ...

(Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight ... after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. States Newsroom’s D.C. Bureau contributed ...

The administration of President Donald Trump continues to take shape, but several Cabinet positions remain open amid U.S.

President-elect Trump is rounding out his Cabinet just a few weeks after securing a second White House term, filling the top jobs that will carry out his agenda in the years to come. Trump has had ...

Kristi Noem – 59-34South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will now lead the Department ... after being confirmed by a 55-44 Senate ...

The co-chair of Trump's transition effort and the longtime chief executive of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, ...

Kristi Noem's proposal — South Dakota students would be eligible to use $3,000, which comes from $4 million in ongoing state funds — it'll come via property tax. State Sen. John Carley ...

Born and raised on a farm near Doland, South Dakota, John attended a one-room school house until it's closure, after which he attended school in Doland. Upon graduation from high school ...