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In a statement, a Department of Education spokesperson writes the State Library is currently culling its collections and resources, and the MacKay Building is closed until that work is completed. -
University of South Dakota/CourtesyFor many organizations, this legislative session brought feelings of insecurity and questions about the future as the state faced a major budget shortfall. The state’s colleges and universities now must implement mandates from lawmakers.
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House lawmakers are agreeing with Senate changes to a bill that would result in felony charges for librarians if a minor patron accesses material considered harmful to minors. -
It’s the final week of legislative session, and that means many of the most contentious, and consequential, bills are approaching the finish line. Monday, a marathon debate brought library contents back into focus. -
A bill removing affirmative defenses for librarians accused of distributing obscene materials to minors advances out of committee. -
The Rushmore Rotary pledges $500,000 to the new Children’s Home Society Campus in Rapid City. -
Lawmakers passed a proposal making child care employees eligible for child care assistance. -
A bill requiring public schools to accept cash at games and other events is heading to the governor’s desk. -
Though proposed cuts have received backlash, committee members say this bill is a happy medium that “saves” the state’s library system. -
A legislative push to place the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings, or OSEUs, in every South Dakota school has died on the Senate floor. -
Dakota Wesleyan University is launching a new nursing program in Sioux Falls. -
South Dakota lawmakers are voting down a measure loosening housing requirements at state universities.
