Senate Appropriations approved House Bill 1182, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s extra half-ercentage point sales tax to fund competitive teacher pay, in a 7–2 vote this morning. The two nays came from two…
Day: February 25, 2016
Holy cow—is the process working? Are Republican legislators realizing they could lose their seats if they don’t listen to the people and the law? Rep.…
One of the numerous goals of the Affordable Care Act was to reduce costly and stressful hospital readmissions—in other words, to get more hospitals to…
The Senate yesterday approved Senator Phyllis Heineman’s stealth voucher bill, Senate Bill 159, on a 24–11 vote. I note with dismay the two Democrats—Jim Bradford and Bernie…
Speaking of rich guys lying to us, Pat Powers trumpets his sponsors the Koch brothers’ latest video trying to keep South Dakota from saving lives and saving money by expanding…
House Majority “Leader” Brian Gosch (R-32/Rapid City) is not having a banner week for leadership. His effort to bully Rep. Lee Schoenbeck out of caucus…