Larry Rhoden's first budget address as governor of South Dakota is in the books. Read a transcript of the speech here.

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Republican primary field in the South Dakota governor’s race is heating up. In June, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson announced as a candidate, on Tuesday, South Dakota ...

Governor Rhoden has released his proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year.

Gov. Rhoden presented his first recommended budget for South Dakota's fiscal year 2027 at the State Capitol Building.

Governor Larry Rhoden officially announced his reelection campaign at the Hotel Alex Johnson in Rapid City on Tuesday, November 18.

With sales tax revenues down, Gov. Larry Rhoden proposes no spending increases for health care and education and no raises ...

The South Dakota Freedom Caucus commends Governor Larry Rhoden for not recommending the usual, de facto increases in government salaries in this week’s (Dec. 2, 2025) budget proposal at a time when ...

There is early, bipartisan interest in serving as the next governor of South Dakota. Republicans already have three announced candidates for the primary in 2026, with one more likely contestant ...

Just days after South Dakota legalized both medical and recreational marijuana in Tuesday’s election, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has said that the state’s voters made the “wrong choice.” Noem made ...