We start the Legislative week with twelve important bills to watch—important because, right now, they are meaningless: SB 104: “to protect certain easement holders and rural…
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I kid you not. At yesterday’s crackerbarrel in Watertown, rookie Rep. Neal Tapio (R-5/Watertown responded to a question about getting rid of Medicaid by saying (timestamp…
As another sign that the Republican Party has been hijacked by Trumpy activists with commitment to no principles, 73 party activists chose a foreign agent of Saudi Arabia who…
Sioux Falls chef and family man Bill Mawhiney offers his take on Senate Bill 149, the Legislature’s latest attempt to dress up discrimination as “religious freedom.” Mawhiney…
The last few minutes of yesterday’s Aberdeen crackerbarrel was a muddy jumble of questions and commentary on gun issues. Senator Brock Greenfield used the phrase…
I’m no expert on Islam. I thus yield the floor to Senator Al Novstrup, who portrayed himself as an expert on Islam as he responded…
A key part of the Ninth Circuit’s rejection of the White House’s poorly written, poorly targeted, and poorly justified immigration ban is the legal standing plaintiff…
Revel in this contradiction: one moment I run a Debsian critique of Trump’s constant talk about himself; the next I promote my live radio appearance this…
It’s hard to find a Republican willing to stand up to gun nuttery in Pierre. Fortunately, one Republican willing to take such a stand is the…
For further proof that our Republican Legislature gives not one darn about real family values, we turn to Monday’s defeat in committee of House Bill 1120, a…