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04 30, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Releases Explanation on Draft Constitutional Amendment That Would Repeal Expanded Medicaid Coverage if Federal Funding Declines

As required by state law, the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office has drafted an explanation for a Constitutional Amendment proposed by the Legislature that would repeal expanded Medicaid coverage if federal funding for the expansion drops below 90 percent. The draft explanation has been filed with the Secretary of State’s Office.

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04 29, 2026

Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule March 31 Sioux Falls Police Department Officer Involved Shooting Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that two Sioux Falls Police Department Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) detectives were justified in their use of force during an Officer Involved Shooting that occurred March 31 in Sioux Falls.

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04 29, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Releases Draft Explanation on Proposed Constitutional Amendment Establishing a Trust for Unclaimed Property Fund

As required by state law, the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office has drafted an explanation for a Constitutional Amendment proposed by the Legislature that would establish a trust for the state’s Unclaimed Property Fund. The draft explanation has been filed with the Secretary of State’s Office.

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04 28, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces MMIP Conference Is Friday in Rapid City

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the annual South Dakota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Conference is this Friday, May 1, 2026 in Rapid City.

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04 28, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces SD Supreme Court Affirms Terrorism Threat Conviction

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction and sentence of Lucian Celestine for attempted threat of felony terrorism. He had been convicted in Pennington County after making threats to President Donald Trump and taking steps toward carrying out those threats.

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04 28, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Releases Draft Explanation on Proposed Constitutional Amendment Requiring Citizenship to Vote

As required by state law, an explanation for a Constitutional Amendment proposed by the Legislature that would clarify that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote has been filed with the Secretary of State’s Office.

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04 24, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces State Open Meeting Commission to Meet April 27

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the State Open Meeting Commission meets Monday, April 27, in Pierre. 

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04 22, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Warns Public About Public Agency Scams

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning South Dakotans about recurring text-message scams in which citizens are threatened by individuals posing as government agencies.

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04 21, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Urges South Dakotans to Participate In Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley encourages South Dakotans with unneeded prescription medication to safely dispose of it during this Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day.

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04 21, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces Pierre Smoke Shop Owner Sentenced to Probation on Drug Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the owner of a Pierre smoke shop has been sentenced to three years probation after he had earlier pleaded to one felony count of Possession of a Controlled Substance and one misdemeanor count of Possession of a Substance for Purpose of Intoxication.

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04 21, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Pass Sensible Laws that Protect SD Farmers and Ranchers

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley testified Tuesday at a Congressional committee hearing that South Dakota farmers and ranchers have been damaged by unrealistic federal regulations.

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04 20, 2026

Attorney General Jackley to Participate in Congressional Roundtable On Lawfare Against America’s Farmers and Ranchers

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley participates Tuesday in a Congressional committee roundtable on how America’s farmers and ranchers are being hurt by stringent federal regulations.

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04 20, 2026

Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Highway Patrol Shooting Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that two South Dakota Highway Patrol troopers were justified in their use of force because of a perceived deadly threat that occurred at the conclusion of a vehicle pursuit March 21 in Box Elder.

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04 17, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces State Penitentiary Inmate Sentenced to Additional 40 Years in Prison

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota State Penitentiary inmate has been sentenced to an additional 40 years in prison after earlier being convicted of two counts of Aggravated Assault and one count of First-Degree Robbery.

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04 16, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Joins AG Coalition to Support Federal Rule Promoting Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 45 Attorneys General in sending a comment letter that supports a proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule that would require greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that service employer-funded health plans covered under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

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04 10, 2026

UNET Announces Arrest of Spearfish Businessman On Felony Drug Charges in a Drug Free Zone

South Dakota’s Unified Narcotic Enforcement Team-North (UNET-N) announces the arrest of a Spearfish Businessman for two felony drug charges, both occurring in a Drug Free Zone.

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04 02, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces Advisory Task Force Committee On Open Meeting Laws to Meet Tuesday, April 7

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the Advisory Task Force Committee on Open Meetings Laws will meet Tuesday, April 7, in Pierre.

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04 01, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces Yankton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Second Degree Murder

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Yankton man has been sentenced to Life in Prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to Second Degree Murder in connection with the 2025 murder of a Yankton woman.

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04 01, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Sioux Falls

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at the request of the Sioux Falls Police Department, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Tuesday, March 31, in Sioux Falls.

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