House Bill 1182, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s half-penny sales tax increase to fund teacher pay raises, goes to the full House today for debate. Among the numerous…
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Pennington County Democrats are also hosting a political event this week. Friday evening, Black Hills Dems can bend the ear of U.S. House candidate Paula Hawks over Valentine goodies…
The Brown County Democrats are hosting the District 1 delegation in their second Front Porch Conversation Event this Thursday evening, 7:30 p.m., at the Aberdeen Americinn:…
Is Rep. Kris Langer (R-25/Dell Rapids) the latest dupe for the payday lenders? Her House Bill 1161 sure makes her look like one. HB 1161 is a 45-section…
An attentive reader goes looking for his state legislator’s address. A denizen of District 13, Attentive Reader finds he is represented by The Next Governor of the Great…
In my speech to the Brown County Democratic Forum yesterday, I tried to estimate how much predatory lender Rod Aycox spent per signature to get his fake…
Senator Corey Brown (R-23/Gettysburg) wants to spend $100,000 of your tax dollars on a submarine. Senate Bill 114 seeks $100,000 to support the commissioning of the U.S. Navy’s next fast-attack…
Does the Legislature just not trust county governments? Yesterday Senate State Affairs killed Senate Bill 105, a measure that would have given counties a remarkably limited taxation…
Amidst all the heavy-breathing conservative legislation fussing over kids’ genitals and objectionable sex (seriously: HB 1107 is not about religious freedom; it’s about sex), there is one…
Not every bill before the South Dakota Legislature is a steaming pile of culture-war crapola. House Bill 1220 is a useful and timely bit of lawmaking responding…