Democrats from Legislative Districts 2 and 3 gathered in Aberdeen this morning to select delegates for the statewide Presidential caucus taking place in Pierre next…
Month: March 2016
Last year, Yankton County Observer contributing editor Brian Hunhoff received national attention for his Sunshine Week column challenging government secrecy. This year, Hunhoff marks Sunshine Week (March 13–19) with this list of…
The GOP spin machine remains frightened of Stace Nelson. Presented with rumor that the two-time District 19 legislator and 2014 GOP U.S. Senate candidate is circulating petitions to…
Dakota War College reports that Alex Jensen wants to jump chambers and districts. The man still listed as a District 12 Representative wants to become the…
Ah, timing. Attorney General Marty Jackley is heading back to Platte next week to “discuss investigative findings associated with the GEAR UP Program and other related…
During floor debate on Senate Bill 159, Senator Phyllis Heineman’s make-my-hubby-richer stealth vouchers bill, Rep. Lee Schoenbeck (R-5/Watertown) said that the Governor’s teacher-pay-raise plan would force private schools…
Senator Betty Olson (R-28/Prairie City) faces a hard weekend. She must return home from her last round of using her legislative office to peddle guns and fear to face…
Republicans tell us that social programs like Medicaid (which Governor Daugaard has cleverly delayed expanding for another Session) and food stamps only discourage people from working. Via…
The House killed the last remnants of the medical cannabis bill Tuesday. Rising in opposition to a bill that had already been hacked from a comprehensive…