The race for South Dakota’s Senate seat opening up in Washington in 2026 has its first official entrant. Julian Beaudion of Sioux Falls is running as a Democrat for the seat currently occupied by Republican Mike Rounds.

Attorney Jim Leach, Rick Weiland and Dakotans for Health filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Monae Johnson, concerning a new petition law, HB 1184.

Julian Beaudion, a Democrat, formally announced Thursday his plans to run against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds in 2026.

The voters cast their ballots Tuesday across southeast South Dakota, but one race may not be decided. In the Parkston school board race, challenger Andrew Roth defeated five-year incumbent Jill Nuebel 110-106.

New numbers indicate that 2024’s ballot question campaigns in South Dakota were among the most expensive in state history.

The South Dakota legislative session has concluded, and on the agricultural front — we battled many wars for farming and ranching families. Without question, the single most important bill to come out of this