Lee Strubinger

The group hoping to place abortion rights into the state constitution is being outraised and outspent by anti-abortion groups by over 5 to 1. That’s according to state campaign finance filings that were due this week.

South Dakotan’s may soon have to upload a photo of their government identification to access pornography on the internet.net.

A proposed carbon pipeline project has South Dakotans split ahead of the November election.

Those against a proposed abortion rights ballot question say it allows for abortion up to birth. Anti-abortion groups say that’s based on a case that was overturned when the US Supreme Court struck down Roe V. Wade.

The backer of a ballot question to remove the state sales tax on items sold for human consumption says the group opposed to the idea are using fear to persuade voters.

Many health care providers say South Dakota’s current abortion ban is unclear and creating a hostile environment to practice women’s health care. Lawmakers and the state seek to clarify the ban. The proposed constitutional amendment seeks to remedy the confusion while also allowing the state to restrict the procedure. Plus, two women who’ve spent decades on opposite sides of the abortion issue weigh in on the current political climate around abortion.

As abortion rights activists work to place a constitutional amendment on the 2024 November ballot, two historically integral organizations say the proposed language is not enough. The disagreement mirrors how anti-abortion forces were divided on how best to tackle and overturn Roe V. Wade.

In June 2022, a near-total abortion ban went into effect in South Dakota after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In 2006 and 2008, voters rejected abortion bans at the ballot box.

The state of South Dakota is joining a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality aimed at a Tennessee law prohibiting transgender minors from accessing certain medical treatments.

The ACLU of South Dakota is calling on Republican Secretary of State Monae Johnson to reinstate residents removed from the voter roll. On Monday, the Department of Public Safety announced it successfully struck 273 individuals it calls “noncitizens” from the voter roll.