Representative Caleb Finck (R-21/Tripp) proposes House Bill 1284, which would do two things the Legislature is loath to do: repeal sales tax exemptions and give…
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House Education takes up a problematic bill from Representative Doug Post (R-7/Volga). House Bill 1177 would move school board elections from taking place each year during…
This week’s social-conservative self-gratification comes Wednesday morning, when Representative Isaac Latterell (R-6/Tea) comes before House State Affairs with House Bill 1277, his proposal to regulate…
The Bureau of Finance and Management offered what passes for optimism in Pierre last week, as it projected that the Legislature will have $19 million…
If you’re trying to figure out where South Dakota Republicans really stand on taxes, don’t read their lips; read their bills. Representative Roger Chase (R-22/Huron)…
The Republican Legislature likes playing culture war because it keeps them from having to address really hard issues that don’t mobilize the voter base, like…
Hey, this is new to me! Senate State Affairs has proposed Senate Bill 186, a measure that amends not only state law but administrative rules…
You’ve seen my brief stab at explaining the ills of Senate Bill 157, Governor Kristi Noem’s factory feedlot “streamlining” bill. Now let’s hear from a…
Hey, there’s another sneaky anti-protest bill in the hopper, one possibly far worse that Governor Kristi Noem’s much ballyhooed and hallway-booed riot-boosting bill. One of…