Roger Degroot News Today

Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill requiring patients enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program to notify their primary care provider about their enrollment.

Average teacher compensation would only have to rise half as much as state education funding under the new terms of legislation advanced Thursday morning by a committee of South Dakota

If the governor agrees, the names of people certified for South Dakota medical cannabis cards will be added to the state's prescription drug monitoring program.

The state Houses education committee voted Monday to kill a bill that would have offered free school lunches to food-insecure kids.

The House State Affairs Committee passed a bill allowing individuals to establish paternity on their birth certificates even after age 18.

The bill saw support from multiple education and health lobbyists, but opposition from the Bureau of Finance and Management.

The bill would have prohibited charging students who qualify for federal reduced-price meals

Eight of 15 members of the House Education committee voted to kill a bill to cover the cost of breakfast and lunch for students who qualify for free or reduced-price

Legislators killed a bill to change the makeup of the Board of Education Standards to be majority educators in the House Education committee Wednesday.

A proposal to ensure a minimum number of educators are involved in the standards writing process was killed in committee.