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Rhoden requests advisory opinion from South Dakota Supreme Court regarding Lt. Governor’s ability to break a tie vote during final passage of a bill

Governor Larry Rhoden has requested (Jan. 26, 2026) an advisory opinion of the Supreme Court of South Dakota, asking whether ...

Gov. Rhoden introduces bill that protects South Dakotans’ right to worship freely

Disrupting religious worship in South Dakota is currently a misdemeanor, yet this bill would turn it into a felony.

Governor asks South Dakota Supreme Court to settle state Senate tiebreaker debate

Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden on Monday asked the South Dakota Supreme Court for an advisory opinion on whether the lieutenant governor, while presiding as president of the state Senate, may cast a ...
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South Dakota inches toward studying nuclear power as data center energy demands loom

South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden’s proposed $300,000 nuclear energy study is a step toward the inevitable, energy and economic development professionals say.

Clock is ticking on data center incentive proposal as elections loom

The race for governor is on in South Dakota, and so is the race to determine the state’s policy on data centers before the ...