Excess school taxes and minimum state funding: Lawmakers move education funding bills forward

An attempt to make it easier to refer excess school property taxes to voters passed the South Dakota Senate State Affairs ...

Dan Ahlers announces candidacy for South Dakota Governor

20-year-old Robert Arnold is also running for Governor as a Democratic nominee. Four Republicans are running for Governor: current Governor Larry Rhoden, Representative Dusty Johnson, Toby Doeden, and ...

Dan Ahlers joining race for South Dakota Governor

A longtime South Dakota Democratic Party member is entering the race for governor. On Monday, Dan Ahlers announced he’ll ...

Former Downtown Sioux Falls CEO first to qualify for mayoral ballot

Former DTSF CEO Joe Batcheller announced Feb. 9 he is the first candidate to qualify for the Sioux Falls mayoral ballot.

Senate committee advances bill to make school opt-out petitions easier

SB 223 would give petitioners 40 days to collect signatures from 5% of voters in the last school election, or 50 voters, ...
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Leader of South Dakota Democratic Party announces his campaign for governor

Dan Ahlers, the executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party, said Monday that he plans to run for governor.
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Councilman Tim Goldammer seeks re-election for Mitchell Ward No. 1

MITCHELL — Incumbent Tim Goldammer is seeking re-election for the Mitchell City Council. Goldammer was elected to the ...

Trump's election threats shape this year's key secretary of state races

The aggressive posture taken by Trump and his administration is defining campaigns in both parties for offices that oversee the election process in swing states.