Everyone has the right to decide what art or entertainment programs they want – or do not want – to attend or watch. The only thing obscene here is the efforts by some of our elected officials to thwart our First Amendment rights.

Senate Bill 119 would allow Native American voters to register to vote using their Tribal identification on the same par as a state-issued driver’s license.

Just like entering into marriage, everyone should have complete agency to leave a marriage for any reason, without government interference. You are the author of your life story, not politicians

Senate Bill 210 would have repealed more than 45 pages of South Dakota law restricting abortion care in the state, including the “trigger law” that was enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and made abortion a criminal act in the state.

The First Amendment protects freedom of speech and expression, no matter what you are wearing.

The government cannot limit expression just because any one person – or even a majority of a community – is offended by its content. In the context of art and entertainment, this means tolerating some works that others might find offensive, insulting or outrageous.

The South Dakota Office of Hearing Examiners has affirmed that to receive public records, the Oglala Sioux Tribe need not pay the City of Martin’s “outside legal fees incurred in producing the records.”

South Dakotans have the right to make direct change through citizen-led ballot initiatives and weigh in on issues that impact their lives. Whether or not they agree with the subject of the ballot initiative, legislators should respect the process and not use their bully pulpit to intervene.

Ignoring strong opposition from medical experts, parents, trans youth and advocates, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted to kill Senate Bill 216, legislation that would have given parents the authority to make medical decisions on behalf of their children with gender dysphoria.