A year and a day ago, Senator John Thune, Senator Mike Rounds, and Representative Kristi Noem all said they looked forward to working with the…
Month: January 2018
Rep. Tom Brunner (R-29/Nisland) has two measures to reduce local governments’ obligation to spend money on newspaper notices. His House Bill 1142 uses a potentially…
In a move sure to get the newspaper association’s hackles up, Rep. Tom Brunner (R-29/Nisland) has filed a bill to allow some local governments to…
Quick no: House Bill 1144, promoting more secrecy in government! Rep. Tim Johns (R-30/Lead) and Sen. Jim Bolin (R-16/Canton) seem to think our city councils,…
The Legislature hasn’t come up with the money to sustain the 2016 Blue Ribbon plan to raise South Dakota’s teacher pay from the bottom to…
Do some of the bills in Pierre have you wondering what our legislators are smoking? Rep. Tim Goodwin (R-30/Rapid City) has filed House Bill 1133 to…
While Donald Trump vacillates on DACA, some South Dakota Republicans want to punish young people who were brought to America illegally by their parents who…
Senator Al Novstrup is attacking Planned Parenthood with a campaign speech—or maybe a lawsuit—disguised as legislation. Monday the Aberdeen Republican filed Senate Bill 110, which…
In another little noodly bill, some Republicans want to increase the money you can take out of your neighbor’s pocket if you beat your neighbor…