The Department of Justice says it is still investigating South Dakota’s EB-5 visa investment program… or at least that’s the excuse the feds give Jonathan Ellis for…
Day: March 16, 2015
Among the good things to come out of the Legislature is House Bill 1030, which specifies that motor vehicles shall give bicycles a three-foot gap when passing…
I’ve asked for just two vetoes from Governor Dennis Daugaard this session: first Senate Bill 177, the youth minimum wage; now Senate Bill 69, the main petition…
Michael Larson properly spotlights the mediocrity epitomized on Senate Majority Leader Tim Rave’s closing comments in the Senate’s debate of HB 1208, the general appropriations bill, passed late…
Speaking of education, one quite little bill coasted through the Legislature this year that could make the school year longer in a few districts. House Bill…
Senator Phil Jensen (R-33/Rapid City) was having a bad enough day Friday. The conservative lawmaker saw the Legislature rubber-stamping the Executive Branch’s proposals. He watched his Republican leadership collaborate…