Tomorrow is Crossover Day, when legislators must wear the clothing prescribed by Speaker Haugaard for members of the opposite sex— Whoops, sorry, I was tuning…
Month: February 2019
Kristi Noem has started off her governorship the way she ended her Congresswomanship: overseeing a deficit. The Legislative Research Council has issued reports on General…
Enjoying some time away from Pierre back in Washington, D.C., Governor Kristi Noem told Politico yesterday that the Trump tariffs have “devastated” South Dakota agriculture: “South Dakota…
(The South Dakota Legislature, with its continual attacks on LGBT children, creates an environment that is injurious to children’s welfare and threatens children with substantial…
Another small victory amidst South Dakota’s persistent fear and scapegoating: Senate State Affairs this morning killed House Bill 1108, Representative Tom Pischke’s anti-trans panic bill…
Pat Powers is rightly unhappy with the House State Affairs’ rejection of House Bill 1236, which would require Sanford and Avera to quit being jerks…
House Joint Resolution 1001 was a tolerable idea, checking excessive Executive power by allowing the Legislature to determine how Legislative vacancies should be filled. A…
When she was asking for our votes, Kristi Noem promised to “throw open the doors” of state government. But Wednesday, when Representative Kelly Sullivan (D-13/Sioux…
The Senate voted 20-13 yesterday for Senate Bill 115, Senator Jim Stalzer’s chickenly proposal to let 4,800 special permit holders carry guns in the Capitol,…
If you think Al Novstrup is an effective legislator, this is bad news. If you think bouncy houses are a menace to children’s safety requiring…