I’m so proud of these great folks who showed up to Pierre to support HJR5001 today. Never forget — you may get knocked down 9 times; but you must...
HJR 5001: A Vote We Will Regret
By Rep. Liz May, District 27 We don’t always do big things in Pierre. We debate. We posture. We pass small fixes around the edges. But the failure...
White Paper Released by Senator Mark Lapka Regarding HJR5001E
House Joint Resolution 5001E — A joint resolution proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of necessity and clarifying public use of private property taken or damaged by eminent domain.
Coalition accuses Rep. Dusty Johnson of misleading public on HR 4135
With Congressman Dusty Johnson officially entered in the 2026 South Dakota governor’s race, the grassroots coalition that was successful this past...
Landowners Question HR 4135 and Carbon Pipelines
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A bill in Congress to encourage states to participate in the Federal online dashboard for certain covered...
South Dakota regulators deny carbon pipeline permit again, but company vows to reapply
Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline route as proposed in its permit application is “not viable,” South Dakota regulators determined Tuesday in Pierre....
South Dakota Legislature passes eminent domain ban for carbon pipelines
A four-year controversy that has shaken South Dakota’s Republican political establishment culminated Tuesday in the Legislature’s passage of a ban...
Summit pauses CO2 pipeline application in South Dakota
Summit Carbon Solutions is pausing its application for approval to build a CO2 pipeline across South Dakota. A spokesperson for the Iowa-based...
Ban on eminent domain for carbon pipelines passes SD House, heads to Senate
PIERRE — The South Dakota House of Representatives advanced a bill 49–19 that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines,...
South Dakota voters reject law that would have eased the way for Summit carbon pipeline
South Dakota voters in a referendum Tuesday negated a law meant to ease the path of carbon dioxide pipeline construction. Referred Law 21 was a...