We tried this heading into the 2014 Session; let’s try it again! Dakota Free Press readers include some of the sharpest policy thinkers in state. So let’s…
Month: December 2015
The plaintiffs in the Poor Bear v. Jackson County lawsuit concerning equal voting rights for Indians said they wouldn’t back down. Now they have filed their…
With one initiative petition certified and seven more pending, interested citizens may be wondering about the viability of challenging any of these petitions. The first consideration is…
After watching the processing time for rape kits nearly double over the last eight years from 30 days to 55, Attorney General Marty Jackley has finally…
Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether appointed a committee last summer to review the Convention and Visitors Bureau–Business Improvement District board’s use of the $2-per-room-per-night tax that Sioux Falls hotel…
John Tsitrian doesn’t think country-of-origin labeling (COOL) makes much business sense for meatpackers. He’s worked in cattle, and he considers COOL “burdensome and unnecessary.” Yet even…
The Falcon has landed. Wow! USA—darn right! In a brilliant display of engineering and recycling, SpaceX launched a two-stage rocket from Cape Canaveral last night, placed eleven OrbComm…
State Rep. Paula Hawks (D-9/Hartford) announces that she has scaled back her campaign for U.S. House during the last several weeks because of a family health issue.…
Secretary of State Shantel Krebs has certified the first of eight initiative petitions submitted at the beginning of November. Yesterday Secretary Krebs said Jason Glodt’s petition for the so-called…
The Human Rights Campaign has released its 2015 Municipal Equality Index, a measure of how well city policies and ordinances respect the LGBT residents. Since I…