Shawn Bordeaux

What were the wins and highlights of the 2023 legislative session for the state's Democrats? Two Senate Democrats weigh in.

A collection of bills relating to Native American affairs were heard in the South Dakota Senate Education Committee this week. How did bills aiming to cut tuition rates and increase inclusion at graduation ceremonies for Native learners fare in Pierre?

The State-Tribal Relations Committee wants the Office of Indian Education back as part of the Department of Education. Governor Kristi Noem moved the…

House State Affairs has voted against allowing tribes to seek reimbursement for expenses associated with pipeline protests.Last year's legislature…

South Dakota's 2020 "riot boosting" law has been approved by the state House and is on its way to the Senate. The controversial bill is a rewrite of last…

South Dakota's refurbished riot legislation has been passed by House State Affairs. The bill rewrites last year's "riot boosting" law designed to squelch…

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe Utilities Commission heard from politicians and activists this week at its two-day hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline. The…

In The Moment ... March 8, 2018 Show 292 Hour 1As the 2018 Legislative Session winds up its final week of business, we talk with state Senator Kevin…

Pending approval, the Keystone XL pipeline will pass across the state of South Dakota, through Buffalo, Murdo and Winner. The pipeline also crosses the…

South Dakota governor Dennis Daugaard says relations between tribes and the state made continued progress in 2016.During his annual State of the State…