Julie Bartling

 PIERRE — An unusual circumstance came up in discussion by the Legislature’s Executive Board last week. Of the 35 men and women elected to the Senate for the new term that starts in January, there’s not a lawyer among them.  That...

Most incumbents rolled to victories Tuesday in their re-election bids for the South Dakota Legislature. But a very big name in Democratic politics lost, Democrats gained at least two seats in the Senate, Republicans gained two seats in the House of...

 PIERRE — The candidate filing deadline arrived Tuesday evening for the June 5 primary elections, and voters in many parts of South Dakota will be in for some wild rides in contests for the Legislature.  Secretary of State Jason Gant can still...

There are pluses and minuses to the term limits that South Dakota voters placed on the Legislature through the 1992 constitutional amendment. We’re seeing again this election year that term limits don’t necessarily force a legislator to leave...

PIERRE — There are pluses and minuses to the term limits that South Dakota voters placed on the Legislature through the 1992 constitutional amendment. We’re seeing again this election year that term limits don’t necessarily force a...