South Dakota Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen participates in his swearing-in ceremony Jan. 30, 2025, at the Capitol in Pierre. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) The South Dakota Legislature voted ...

PIERRE — Tony Venhuizen, a longtime fixture in South Dakota state government, was formally and warmly welcomed to his role as lieutenant governor of the state. Venhuizen, 42, took up the Senate gavel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tony Venhuizen speaks to the media on Jan. 29, 2025, at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre after he was announced as Gov. Larry ...

PIERRE — A Sioux Falls-based lawmaker will be the right-hand of South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden. Rhoden announced Wednesday morning at the State Capitol in Pierre that Rep. Tony Venhuizen, R-Sioux ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Something rare is taking place at the South Dakota Capitol this week, as a new governor, Larry Rhoden, and a new lieutenant governor, Tony Venhuizen, take office, amid some ...

South Dakota Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen introduced a bill tying the state's Medicaid expansion to federal funding levels. The bill would end Medicaid expansion if the federal government reduces its ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota voters could get the chance in 2026 to decide whether they want to let state lawmakers take away expanded eligibility for Medicaid benefits. Republican Rep. Tony ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — What had gone around once before came around again Tuesday afternoon, as the South Dakota Senate argued whether to make permanent the 4.2% temporary sales and use tax rate. How ...

On February 20, the South Dakota Senate considered Senate Bill 218, a measure to authorize publicly funded charter schools in the state. The vote resulted in a 17-17 tie, with Lt. Governor Tony ...

South Dakota's Capitol in Pierre. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) I think I just made up a saying. It could be an axiom or a bromide. Maybe it’s a platitude. At any rate, it sounds true.

South Dakota officials are trying to strengthen trade relationships with Japan and South Korea as soybean farmers look to diversify beyond China, which has reduced its purchases. Jerry Schmitz, ...