Representative Brandei Schaefbauer (R-3/Aberdeen) just won’t let go of the issue of people knowing where she and her fellow legislators live. Undeterred by House Judiciary’s…
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Attorney and rookie Representative Matt Roby (R-5/Watertown) wants to impose a new requirement on people arrested for domestic abuse. Under Rep. Roby’s House Bill 1296,…
Democrats are taking another swing at repealing South Dakota’s food tax. District 15’s dynamic House Dems Erik Muckey and Kadyn Wittman offer House Bill 1281,…
Am I mistaken, or is the 2026 Legislature giving us an unusual number of reasonable decisions? Yesterday House State Affairs killed House Bill 1005, rookie…
Some of the best billification in Pierre is coming from rookie Representative Nicole Uhre-Balk (D-32/Rapid City). With House Bill 1273, Rep. Uhre-Balk proposes that South…
On a 27–39 vote, the House last Thursday rejected House Joint Resolution 5002, a radical Republican attempt to get voters to repeal Medicaid expansion in…
By a narrow 7–5 vote, House State Affairs yesterday approved an amended House Bill 1095, making Representative Rebecca Reimer’s (R-26BChamberlain) proposal to reduce candidates’ time…
Senator Chris Karr (R-11/Sioux Falls) led the fight three years ago to reduce South Dakota’s state sales tax from 4.5% to 4.2%. Karr got the…
Some Republican legislators want to reduce property taxes by legalizing and taxing online sports betting. Sounds like a great idea… if you think lowering your…