PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Monday, the South Dakota House Judiciary Committee heard about HB1116.  HB1116 make fraudulent solicitation of charitable contributions a deceptive act or practice. The prime sponsor was District 23 Representative J.D. Wangsness from Miller. Wangsness explains why this bill was needed. Wangsness talks about what the bill will do. Wangsness gave examples of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Hub City Radio) – Due to unforeseen circumstances Ziggi’s Coffee is unable to open Tuesday, January 30th. They are working diligently to open as soon as possible and are looking forward to serving the Aberdeen community! Stay tuned for more updates. Ziggi’s is located at the corner of South Roosevelt Street and 3rd… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA) – A proposal to commission a group to create a new state flag failed to clear a Senate committee Monday morning. And though the bill was sent to the 41st day, Sen. Reynold Nesiba’s bill managed to pick up two surprising Republican votes on its way to defeat. Had lawmakers passed SB 113,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) – South Dakota lawmakers are wrestling with “mailbox voters”…and there are a lot of them. Thousands of people establish mailboxes here because South Dakota doesn’t have an income tax. Representative Jon Hanson of Dell Rapids doesn’t like the idea that allows them to vote in the state… Despite those objections, the bill… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) – Senator Mike rounds says Democrats are trying to tip the scales of power in Congress…and cheating legal immigrants in the process. Senator Mike Rounds says the flood of illegal immigrants across the southern border is harmful to small states like South Dakota… Rounds has introduced the “Equal Representation Act”, to make… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Gov. Kristi Noem will address a joint session of the legislature at 2 p.m. Wednesday to discuss what she calls “the war zone at the border.”   Last week, Noem visited the Texas-Mexico border.    Republican House Speaker Hugh Bartels reading from Noem’s letter to legislative leadership. Noem told CNN Sunday that… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KXLG)- Currently, in South Dakota law, if you have a notarized statement of consent to marry from one parent or legal guardian, you can marry at 16 years old. South Dakota Representative Democrat Kayden Whittman introduced a bill Monday to increase the age to 18. However, House Bill 1154 was deferred to the 41st… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) – She calls it a poison pill… Governor Kristi Noem says Congress shouldn’t pass the latest border bill agreement, because it would make way for more illegal immigration. She appeared on CNN after visiting the border again… Governor Noem also says Texas should stand its ground in its use of razor wire at… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KELO)- Parents and future college students are frustrated…and Congress wants some answers. Senator Mike Rounds is among a group of more than two dozen senators who want to know what’s going on with the FAFSA Program. That’s the program that determines eligibility for student aid for college. Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act three… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The Joint Appropriations Committee hearing this Monday on the Department of Corrections wasn’t explicitly about the location of the proposed new men’s prison–but the $700 million project did get some attention from legislators and citizens. Department of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko talked about how dangerous it is for the night staff… Read more »