…Leaves Ethics Commission to Krebs Attorney General Marty Jackley announced his 2017 package of legislation last week. With these six bills, Jackley proposes more practical legislation for…
Category: South Dakota
Senate Bill 35 provides the yearly adjustments to the formula for state aid to education. In past years, this bill would have specified the increase in…
Senator-Elect Al Novstrup continues to show little ambition and less leadership. Elisa Sand reports that Novstrup is visiting with constituents but doesn’t have any planned legislation. Evidently suing to…
The Commission on Child Support proposes House Bill 1032, which we could call the Swalve bill, or the Revising Child Support Calculations to Recognize Teaching Is a Full-Time Job…
We’ve seen the draft text of New Approach South Dakota’s proposed ballot initiatives for assisted suicide (taken from Washington State’s “Death with Dignity” Act) and…
Local Trumpy Klansters interested in supporting women’s rights may find travel and lodging for the Women’s March on Washington cost-prohibitive. But they could show their commitment to women’s…
South Dakota Democratic Party leadership is back on the road with its listening tour. Party leaders and staff are coming to hear your questions and comments…
Spinning gossamer metaphors about life rafts and boats, mythologist Mike Rounds has deemed the still figmentary (or at best fragmentary) Republican health care replacement plan “Real Care.” (2020 challengers,…
Jerry Apa says Game Fish and Parks isn’t taking public input on the proposal to turn Spearfish Canyon into a state park. Game Fish and Parks…
Those of you exercised about voter fraud—as well as you Congresspeople who meet to certify the vote of the Electoral College today— may want to read…