The Secretary of State has reversed an interpretation of campaign finance law to align with an interpretation I offered in 2016. When I ran for…
Month: February 2018
One of Speaker G. Mark Mickelson’s meaner ideas passed the House this afternoon, though not without some Republicans telling the Speaker he’s going too far…
Senate State Affairs heard a couple of bills of interest to campaign financiers and watchdogs this morning. Senate Bill 128 proposes to restore the ability to…
During today’s Senate State Affairs hearing on Senate Bill 129, Senator Al Novstrup asked about the use of the term “entity” in the campaign finance…
Last night I noticed that Joint Rule 5-11.1 appears to prevent reconsideration of failed concurrent resolutions. Lieutenant Governor and Senate President Matt Michels says that…
Judge Lawrence Piersol heard opening arguments and testimony in the Libertarian/Constitutionist lawsuit against South Dakota’s onerous ballot access laws yesterday. The judge also confirmed that…
House Joint Resolution 1001 would have us vote in November on raising legislator pay from $6,000 to about $10,200 and pegging subsequent raises to changes in…
According to Neal Tapio, the following nineteen South Dakota Senators are enemies of the state: Justin Cronin Bob Ewing Jason Frerichs Terri Haverly Troy Heinert…
The Senate is scheduled to waste its opening minutes today debating Al Novstrup’s “Root-Root for Israel!” resolution (SCR 7) and Neal Tapio’s aggressive-passive “Root Cause…
Senator Billie Sutton and the Democratic caucus get credit for fighting for practical women’s issues with House Bill 1153, which sought to protect pregnant and…