House State Affairs passed the first step in undoing Initiated Measure 26 on Wednesday. The committee heard and approved Speaker Spencer Gosch’s (R-23/Glenham) hoghouse amendment…
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Well, now that we know that man-slaughtering Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is going to get off with at most three misdemeanor charges, the Republican Legislature…
…And We Still Need a Ruling on Petition Deadlines! This news will be no comfort to the family of Joe Boever and all South Dakotans…
Five months ago, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg killed Joe Boever. Two months ago, killer Ravnsborg shrugged and said, “I believe I have not committed any…
Governor Kristi Noem sneers that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But there is free medicine for her spin blogger: Last week after…
Republicans don’t want to count all the people in America, but South Dakota Republicans want to make sure every embryo counts. House Bill 1248, sponsored…
Right-wing extremist Rep. Tony Randolph (R-35/Rapid City) seems interested in nothing but the culture war his party uses as a distraction from practical problem-solving. His…
Yesterday the Legislature sent to the Governor’s desk Senate Bill 3, an extension of the Department of Health’s emergency pandemic-prevention enforcement powers for another year.…
The Gorsuch Court blew up the anti-LGBT efforts of Republican leaders last summer when it ruled that the plain text of the 1964 Civil Rights…
Understanding Kristi Noem’s priorities requires looking at just two bills, House Bill 1282 and House Bill 1279. HB 1282 proposes the $5 million our Governor…