On a day when the press is filled with news about a porn star suing Donald Trump over his effort to pay her to keep…
Day: March 7, 2018
Speaking of openness, Senator John Wiik (R-4/Big Stone City) seems to think he can close up his Legislative interactions with the public at the end…
Two weeks ago, Republican gubernatorial candidate Marty Jackley released his “Hometown South Dakota Initiative,” a gussied-up endorsement of South Dakota’s economic development status quo. Now…
The Legislature’s passage of bills raising and indexing legislator pay starting next year prompted one of my Twitter friends to wag, “So collective bargaining does…
Somehow I manage not to get kicked off the radio. Patrick Lalley invited me on his KSOO program yesterday for another conversation about the South…
South Dakota democracy gets a bad review from a visitor from Venezuela. Bo Sistak, Democratic candidate for District 35 House, notices this letter to the…
Forget arming the teachers; why not just arm the kids? The South Dakota Legislature seems to think any child of any age may be responsible…
The Legislature has decided that its 2017 Special Session resolution of the nonmeandered waters issue is good enough for the foreseeable future. Of the eight bills…