House Committee Advances $500K Proposal for Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) -- State legislators heard impassioned testimony today (Tuesday) from dementia caregivers, moving a House committee to advance financial support. The House Health and Human Services Committee voted 11-0 to send House Bill 1098 to Joint Appropriations with a...
Mortenson Primes Bill To Make Transfering Vehicles Upon Death Easier
PIERRE, (KCCR) — District 24 Representative Will Mortenson is sponsoring a bill to make it easier on grieving families to transfer vehicles after the death of a loved one. House Bill 1129 would simplify the process of transferring a motor vehicle or boat upon an individuals...
Senate panel passes military family education bill
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) -- The Senate Education Committee heard two different bills Tuesday morning, one relating to military's families and the other related to reporting concerns. Only one moved out of committee.
South Dakota House passes anti-sanctuary cities bill
A bill aimed at banning sanctuary cities was heard in the South Dakota House of Representatives Monday passing on a 62-6 vote.
Dedicated Hunter volunteers complete nearly 1,500 projects to benefit wildlife in 2024
SALT LAKE CITY - Volunteers really stepped up to help the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources with programs benefiting fish and game. It was a banner year for volunteers helping wildlife programs in Utah in 2024. DWR’s Resources Dedicated Hunter Program completed 1,473...
South Dakota Farmers Union touts win in meatpacking company settlement
The South Dakota Farmers Union is saying it helped secure a win for U.S. Cattle Producers in a settlement with one of the nation’s largest meat-packing companies. JBS must pay over $83 million to settle allegations it conspired with other companies to inflate beef prices. One...
Proposed Utah bill sparks concerns over Parley’s Canyon mining threat
SALT LAKE CITY — A newly proposed state bill, H.B. 355, has raised concern among environmental advocates, who warn that it could pave the way for mining in Parley’s Canyon,
House now says no to US constitutional convention
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota House of Representatives has turned down the latest attempt to ask Congress to call a national convention to consider amendments to the United States Constitution. The vote was 29-38 Tuesday on Senate Joint Resolution 502. It called for...
Controversial bill requiring mailed ballots to be returned in person with ID advances
A controversial proposal that would fundamentally change the way Utahns vote by mail cleared its first legislative hurdle on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Senate panel endorses easing of SD’s one-of-a-kind drug ingestion laws
Drug ingestion would no longer be a felony crime on the first or second offense under the terms of a bill endorsed by a Senate panel on Tuesday in Pierre. South Dakota is the only state in the nation where a failed drug test alone can draw prison time if the drug in question is...
