Erin Healy

Following legislative session, a lot of political activists and organizations look at how the lawmakers align with their respective beliefs. One new “scorecard” is aiming to do just that on voting issues.

Veto day on March 31 marked the formal end of the 100th South Dakota legislative session. Now, lawmakers are looking back on the year, and forward with their priorities.

Rather than waiting for veto day on March 31, House lawmakers upheld Gov.Rhoden's veto of HB 1132 on Thursday.

A bill changing the name of the Department of Corrections to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations fails on the House floor.

Gov. Larry Rhoden wants a ‘reset’ on the proposed men’s prison project. Rhoden signed an executive order to form a task force on Thursday morning. The group is comprised of lawmakers and stakeholders to find a path forward on a prison this year.

A bill regulating which bathrooms transgender people can use is advancing to the state Senate. Critics say it’s the latest in a long line of attempts to restrict the freedoms of gender nonconforming people in South Dakota.

South Dakota legislative leadership is speaking out on a series of bills regulating bathroom use and library policy making headway in the Legislature.

After Medicaid Expansion was put into the state constitution by voters, many thought that was the end of the battle. Potential changes in DC, however, is prompting a legislative effort to tighten South Dakota’s Medicaid rules.

We check in with Minority Leader Sen. Reynold Nesiba and Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Erin Healy about the bills and issues that are top of mind for their party.

The House State affairs committee rejected a bill to prohibit lewd content on public university campuses.