For 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.

A Canadian-owned swine operation in South Dakota accused in a check-kiting scheme is filing a counterclaim against the bank that accused it of financial misconduct.

South Dakota, which formerly held biannual legislative sessions, has reached 100 total lawmaking sessions. After well over a century of change, lawmakers now turn to the future.

AbbVie, a Chicago-based drug manufacturer, is suing the state of South Dakota, claiming a bill signed to law hinders its ability to have a free market.

A new president has been sworn in at Black Hills State University in Spearfish. In the pomp and circumstance, the governor and lawmakers, much of the state education community, and the student body came to welcome the new face of the school.