Rep. John Sjaarda (R-2/Valley Springs) wants to ban test-tube meat for ten years. Rep. Julie Auch (R-18/Yankton) wants to treat cell-cultured protein like shit. Rep.…
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The Republican war on initiative and referendum kicks off this Session with House Bill 1087, in which rookie Representative Travis Ismay (R-28B/Vale) invites yet another…
As expected, Governor Larry Rhoden is punting property tax relief to the counties. Instead of building on the numerous proposals the Legislature’s interim task force…
RV Voters Purged? Petitioners working to refer zoning for a data center to a public vote in Sioux Falls learned this week that they need…
Our teachers are plenty handsome, but… South Dakota is less attractive to teachers than any of its neighboring states except for one—Minnesota! So said the…
The savage demolition of the arms of the federal government that don’t shoot people is impacting South Dakota’s state budget. According to the budget briefing…
Representative John Sjaarda (R-2/Valley Springs) is persistent. In addition to bringing back his failed 2025 bill to ban test-tube meat, Rep. Sjaarda is also recycling…
Representative Spencer Gosch (R-23/Glenham) reverses his usual Republican tack of supporting Legislative ballot questions that take away South Dakotans’ rights and sponsors House Joint Resolution…
South Dakota passionately defends and subsidizes production of milk and meat from animals raised in confinement amidst massive leap-prone pools of sewage, but some Republican…
Attorney General Marty Jackley may be to busy running for Congress to come up with any really good ideas for the Legislative Session. Among his…