An anti-abortion group's lawsuit to invalidate an abortion rights measure appearing on South Dakota's statewide ballot won't be resolved until after the November election

The two-hour Vote South Dakota forum will take place Thursday night from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. It will feature candidates for the Public Utilities Commission and representatives of both sides of constitutional amendments and initiated/referred measures that will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Vote South Dakota is hosting a candidate and issue forum at Dakota Wesleyan University's Sherman Center on Thursday, Sept. 19 ahead of the 2024 general election. The forum airs from 8 to 10 p.m. Central on Thursday on South Dakota Public Broadcasting television and radio stations across the state.

Milwaukee police cited South Dakota GOP Executive Director Reggie Rhoden with disorderly conduct after he allegedly snatched a phone out of another delegate's hands and threw it at the RNC.

The event is part of the national "Team Trump Agenda 47 Policy Tour," which coincides with Trump's efforts to distance himself from Project 2025.

Gov. Noem expected Kamala Harris to pull "the woman card" during Tuesday's debate. The real ace up her sleeve was her moderate background, experts said.

Cara Hetland, director of journalism at SDPB, sees an important role for the media in engaging and informing prospective voters ahead of the general election. She came up with the idea for Vote South Dakota, a partnership among SDPB, News Watch, the South Dakota Broadcasters Association (SDBA) and the South Dakota NewsMedia Association (SDNA).

Common Cause is critical of the 118th Congress, calling it one of the most dysfunctional in U.S. history, with many pro-democracy bills failing to move forward due to partisan gridlock.

A coalition of Christian clergy members announced support for a ballot measure that would establish the right to an abortion in the South Dakota constitution.

For 50 years, Roe vs Wade guaranteed a constitutional right to an abortion. Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the landmark decision shifted the legal battle back to the states.

The South Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a six-month suspension of former state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg's law license, citing actions he took after a deadly accident with a pedestrian that precipitated his political downfall.