Senator Reynold Nesiba (D-15/Sioux Falls) and most of the Democratic caucus, plus two politically incautious Republican sponsors, offer Senate Concurrent Resolution 603, this reasonable, footnoted…
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In its umpteenth outburst of outrageous hypocrisy, the Legislature let die this week a resolution calling for the federal government to rescind the Medals of…
Governor Kristi Noem is far more interested in protecting pipelines than protecting women against violence. Chris Duesing and Brett Curry of the Veteran Service Corps…
Representative Isaac Latterell’s (R-6/Tea) primary Legislative agenda appears to be to waste our time. In the midst of busy-busy Crossover Week, when each chamber must…
I’ve had a couple people call this week and ask if they can use material from my blog in their discussions with others about various…
In an effort to actually put some money where the Governor’s mouth is on habitat development, Senator VJ Smith (R-7/Brookings) offers Senate Bill 75, a…
Some Republicans wouldn’t mind expanding the people’s power to refer local laws to a vote… but alas! not enough of them. Representative Julie Frye-Mueller (R-30/Rapid…
I’m intrigued to read that something called Reagan National University appears to be a fake online school with an empty office in downtown Sioux Falls.…
Crossover Week is bringing a merciful death to some typically bad Republican solutions out looking for problems: Yesterday, Senate State Affairs killed House Bill 1225,…
Senator Brock Greenfield (R-2/Clark) has our state-subsidized dual credit program for high school juniors and seniors on his mind. After reviewing the Legislative Research Council’s…