The decision is a major victory for citizen-led democracy in Montana, where the state constitution expressly reserves the powers of initiative and referendum to the people. It also delivers a…

The BLM issued its final decision in early May, canceling all seven bison-grazing permits for American Prairie with a September deadline to remove its herds from federal land.

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...

South Dakota county auditors have taken different approaches to navigating a new law requiring proof of citizenship. Meanwhile, early voting appears to be underway.

There's been a holdup on Capitol Hill in advancing the renewal of a program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails.

The assault on cherished social insurance programs is a gift to Democrats, but only if they are clear about how to defend them.

Iran is more than 6,000 miles from the U.S., but South Dakota farmers are feeling the catastrophic potential of the current war.

A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...

Requiring Americans to prove their citizenship to register to vote would exclude millions of citizens from the political process.

Some Republicans, many of them aligned with anti-aboriton groups, are tired of South Dakotans petitioning and putting their ideas on the ballot.