Eager reader Joseph Nelson asks an interesting question: does Senator David Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) still get paid the $123 per diem for expenses for attending the Legislative Session…
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Was Senator David Omdahl born insensitive, or is it a lifestyle choice? After spewing his ignorant spite toward transgender kids in a shocking public comment in Sioux…
Given its current preformance, I have trouble enthusing about anything the South Dakota Legislature proposes. The first amendment on our 2016 ballot, Amendment R, is…
From Ken Santema’s video, here’s my two-minute drill on Initiated Measure 23, the “fair-share” union dues proposal: As I’ve noted before, strengthening unions is one component of a broad…
Today was not a good day in the South Dakota Legislature. Social media is aswirl with the ignorance, dissemblage, sexism, and spite displayed by the Republican majority…
Former Representative, still Reverend Steve Hickey weighs in with what sounds like a call for legislators to get their priorities straight. Rev. Hickey looks at the continuing…
Both chambers of the South Dakota Legislature convene at 2 p.m. Central today. The House takes up HB 1182, the sales tax for teacher pay bill; the…
Want some numerical nitty-gritty to go with your debate over House Bill 1182 today? Check out this chart showing the average teacher pay in every South…
As we head toward a second day of possibly enlightening but likely truncated floor debate on House Bill 1182, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s sales tax hike to fund…
Last Wednesday, House Commerce and Energy killed House Bill 1067, Sanford Health’s effort to undo the “any willing provider” health insurance reform passed by voters as…