Legislation requiring all classrooms display ‘Under God, the People Rule’ also heading to the House floor for a vote.

SB 51 will be heard in the House next week, and if it passes there, it will head to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk for final ...

The bill advanced on an 8-vote 7 by the House Education Committee. If passed on the floor it'll go to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk, where he can sign or veto ...

The proposal nearly died on Wednesday when a Republican senator said he hit the wrong button and voted against the bill ...

A South Dakota House committee takes up a controversial bill today that would require all school districts in the state to ...

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A bill requiring public school districts in South Dakota to set policies allowing ...

This photo, taken in 2019 on the day of the inauguration of Kristi Noem as the first-ever woman governor of South Dakota, ...

A bill requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public South Dakota classrooms passed the Senate with a 18-17 vote.

State senators cleared Senate Bill 51 on Tuesday with a vote of 18 to 17. Senators that opposed the bill included Democrats ...

The South Dakota Senate voted 18-17 on Tuesday at the Capitol to advance a bill mandating public schools to display the Ten ...

First-term Republican Sen. John Carley of Piedmont brought Senate Bill 51, which is similar to legislation that’s popped up ...

A bill requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public South Dakota classrooms passed the Senate with a 18-17 vote.