Representative Jon Hansen (R-25/Dell Rapids) finally filled two of his hoghouse bills dealing with ballot question petitions yesterday in House State Affairs. One of them,…
Month: February 2019
Lobbyist and lawyer Matt McCaulley may not have remained in state government after his service on Kristi Noem’s transition team, but he’s still working on…
The feds have indicted South Dakota Republican schemer Paul Erickson, not centrally for any shenanigans with convicted Russian agent Maria Butina, but for wire fraud…
It’s a good thing the state Treasury isn’t involved with Kristi Noem’s push for civics education. Treasurer Josh Haeder’s newly promoted finance officer Nick Stensaas…
Hearing Republican legislators Al Novstrup and Lana Greenfield passionately defend nepotism at Aberdeen’s February 2 crackerbarrel reminded me that I should see how Kristi Noem’s family and friends…
One sleepy little bill deserving at least a little attention is House Bill 1242, in which Representative Spencer Gosch (R-23/Glenham) declares the humble opossum an…
Former police chief, now Representative Doug Barthel (R-10/Sioux Falls) had more luck than David Novstrup in pushing a public safety law yesterday. While Novstrup and…
David Novstrup spent ten years of his twenties and thirties in Pierre as a Republican legislator. But as he grows older, he may be giving…
Donald Trump gets to be on TV tonight. He will speak incoherently, as he always does. He will neither mean, understand, nor remember most of…
Even Uncle Sam takes advantage of South Dakota’s low-wage business climate. Mike Maciag of Governing finds that while only 6% of federal employees make less than…