Adam St. Paul of Dakota Broadcasting had me on the radio yesterday to talk about Judge Charles Kornmann’s overturning of Initiated Measure 24, Mark Mickelson’s…
Month: May 2019
When Initiated Measure 24 passed last year, sponsor G. Mark Mickelson was full of confidence: “I think these guys are going to take their chips…
South Dakota isn’t the only place where pipeliners are pushing protest aside with broad and disproportionate penalties. Indiana just passed a bill purporting to protect…
Thune meant shooting victims, not candidates. It seems reasonable to suggest that a candidate for public office should never give the impression that his campaign…
I won, says Judge Kornmann! This afternoon, just six days after hearing my excellent lawyer Jim Leach argue in federal court that banning out-of-state contributions…
The Legislative Research Council finally got around to reviewing Melissa Mentele’s latest cannabis initiatives. The Emery advocate and leader of New Approach SD offers an…
Offering even less useful commentary than the blog comment sections David Newquist criticizes in Donald Trump, who has yet to say a single instructive sentence…
My neighbor, former professional journalist, and continuing blogger David Newquist joins the discussion of what distinguishes journalism from mere online shouting. After discussing the central…
While Bill Napoli shouted down our Lieutenant Governor and insulted the Governor he’d invited to speak, Wingnut Representative Tim Goodwin (R-30/Rapid City) circulated among his…
Apparently Aberdeen is too green for mayoral candidate Travis Schaunaman and his conservative campaign partner and city council candidate Joshua Rife. Or, given that they…