Rep. G. Mark Mickelson (R-13/Sioux Falls) wants special treatment for his new out-of-state friends’ revised version of Marsy’s Law, the crime victims bill of rights. That…
Month: March 2018
The top-two open-primary amendment sponsored by Joe Kirby and De Knudson will not be on the November ballot. Secretary of State Shantel Krebs yesterday rejected…
House Bill 1109 hiccuped in committee yesterday… then hiccuped again. Rep. Tom Brunner (R-29/Nisland) has been shepherding HB 1109 through the Legislature. His intent is…
The Brookings LEAD chapter has an interesting event planned for local candidates and voters on Sunday, March 25: a “Candi-Date Roundtable“—speed dating for candidates! LEAD…
An eager reader sends a clip of this enigmatic ad in the Thursday Madison Daily Leader: I guess I’d rather have pool sharks than gunslingers…
Al Novstrup’s racism is so glaringly obvious, it can be seen all the way from Washington, D.C.: Although I currently live elsewhere, I always introduce…
U.S. News and World Report issued its 2018 “Best States” rankings this week. If we’re known by the company we keep, then South Dakota came out…
Hoghouse Coming! Senator Reynold Nesiba (D-15/Sioux Falls) had the reasonable idea of increasing campaign finance transparency by requiring ballot question committees to submit mid-year reports…
The Legislature has finally stopped House Bill 1216, Rep. Spencer Gosch’s recycled attempt to restrict out-of-state contributions to South Dakota ballot question committees. Senate State…