The vomitous Trumpian ejecta that is Neal Tapio dirtied the poorly lit Aberdeen Ramkota lecture hall tonight. Before he spoke Tapio approached me and said,…
Category: South Dakota
Fascist demagogues used to blame Jew bankers for corrupting politics. Now they blame 190 Muslim doctors in Sioux Falls: So for instance the legislators from…
Even when Republicans offer a petition or election reform I like, I can’t help noticing that their real motivation is not a deep commitment to…
On the good side, some legislators want to get serious about their subpoena power. After consistently resisting efforts to subpoena testimony about the GEAR UP…
How many times can I open a story with, “Mickelson attacks initiative?” Well, at least once more: Speaker G. Mark Mickelson (R-13/Sioux Falls) continues his…
If at first you don’t succeed, make it more complicated! Such, apparently, is Representative Drew Dennert’s thinking in taking another swing at writing hunting, fishing,…
Campaign finance reports are in for South Dakota’s serious gubernatorial candidates: Candidate Balance 1/1/2017 Raised Spent Cash on Hand 12/31/2017 Kristi Noem $1,807,135.40 $900,751.97 $566,192.56…
By the way, third parties: Mark Mickelson hates you, too. I was expecting a hoghouse last week of House Bill 1012, which makes it easier…
Neal Tapio still has no documents on file with the Federal Election Commission; however, he has opened his website and declared that he’s challenging Dusty…
Last summer, the state Chamber of Commerce called for allowing ongoing multi-issue ballot question committees. Senator Terri Haverly (R-35/Rapid City) has responded to that call…