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Category: South Dakota
Is there something about Daylight Saving Time that is particularly hard on the elder stateswomen of the South Dakota Legislature? Betty Olson tried mightily four…
In real problem-solving, the Appropriations Committee offers Senate Bill 72, which would establish a much-needed need-based scholarship for South Dakota’s college students. The Dakota Promise…
On returning from a Thanksgiving holiday in New York City, gubernatorial policy analyst Kennedy Noem mused vaguely on “family, delicious food, new opportunities, and (now…
by Nancy Johnson Wirsing This article responds to a three-part series of articles in the Gregory Times Advocate by South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart…
South Dakota has a “sore loser” law, SDCL 12-7-5, and an absurdly early independent petition deadline (this year: April 28!) before the primary, that prevent…
In honor of Editor Heidelberger’s big win against HB 1094’s registry for petition circulators, here is an idea for a bill the South Dakota Legislature…
Representative Tom Pischke (R-25/Dell Rapids) proposes House Bill 1078 to exempt firearms, ammunition, and gunpowder from South Dakota’s sales and use taxes. Wait a minute:…
Representative Ray Ring (D-17/Vermillion) posts his first Legislative update of the 2020 Session and bemoans the lack of vision on the Second Floor: The session…