John Kennedy Claussen, Sr., formally announced his candidacy for South Dakota Democratic Party chair this week. The Sioux Falls Democrat distinguished himself at the Democratic…
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Senate Bill 86, Senator Jeff Partridge’s (R-34/Rapid City) effort to undo his famous 2016 sales tax give-back amendment, got out of the Senate this week,…
If Trump doesn’t declare martial law, the South Dakota Legislature will be busy next week clearing all bills and resolutions from first committees. Every bill…
It turns out we don’t need Representative Jon Hansen’s House Bill 1094 to create a petition circulator registry. We already have one. On Wednesday, Secretary…
In other good news about bad bills, House Commerce and Energy killed Rep. Lee Qualm’s (R-21/Platte) effort to triple setbacks for wind turbines and hamstring…
House Judiciary passed a civics test last week, though barely with a D. Culture-war maven Representative Isaac Latterell (R-6/Tea) brought House Bill 1154 to crack…
Senator Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton) tried to throw another spoke in the wheel of corruption and unaccountability in state government yesterday. Unfortunately, Senator Nelson presented such…
Our man Porter raises a meaty development. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has changed its interpretation of policy and decided that BPI can…
South Dakota’s latest expression of Legislative trans-panic came yesterday from the House, which voted 39–30 to ban teachers from talking about “gender dysphoria.” House Bill…
South Dakota’s official nickname used to be “Land of Infinite Variety,” before we decided to brand out prairie state with the name of a mountain.…