In January, Governor Kristi Noem babbled something about having an “aggressive” plan for economic development to help South Dakota families (she made no mention of…
Month: February 2020
I’m not surprised that the Republicans on Senate State Affairs voted to kill Senator Reynold Nesiba’s Senate Bill 102 and Senate Bill 112. Clarifying possible…
The challenge deadlines for both marijuana ballot measures have passed, so unless BIg Pharma or some other outfit is cooking up a lawsuit against the…
The South Dakota Legislature may have us vote on sports betting. Senator Bob Ewing (R-31/Spearfish), whose district includes Deadwood’s casinos, has proposed Senate Joint Resolution…
Iowa’s Democratic caucus offers some simple lessons for anyone trying to run an election: Trump supporters are willing to sabotage an election to keep their…
This weekend’s Constitutional cluelessness and subtle bigotry comes from Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen). At Saturday’s crackerbarrel, Aberdeen resident Abby McQuillen expressed concern that House Bill…
The pro-corporate Farm Bureau reports that the Trump era has brought the highest yearly increase in Chapter 12 family farm bankruptcies since the Great Recession:…
South Dakota News Watch has a story about concerns that the Legislative Research Council’s new electronic bill management system “has made the legislative process less…
Representative Lee Qualm is confused. The Republican Majority Leader from Platte tells the press that he’s disappointed that social issues dominate the South Dakota Legislature:…
The very sensible, pro-people-power Senate Bill 112 goes to Senate State Affairs Monday at 10 a.m. in Capitol Room 414. The bill would strike SDCL…