We know which Republicans are doing the Koch Brothers’ bidding. Rep. Don Haggar (R-10/Sioux Falls) and Senator Ried Holien (R-5/Watertown) are sponsoring House Bill 1234, which…
Dakota Free Press Posts
On Wednesday, I challenged Lisa Furlong’s (or should we just call it Rod Aycox’s now, since his Georgia-based company provided all of the $1.7 million necessary to…
Recognizing the environmental risk and potential revenue opportunity of the looming Dakota Access Pipeline, Senator Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) and Rep. Paula Hawks (D-9/Hartford) have offered Senate Bill…
Medical cannabis advocate Melissa Mentele and her organization New Approach South Dakota are inviting supporters to Patients Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, February 10, to support…
Update 09:18 CST: South Dacola gets the video of Senator David Omdahl’s outrageous remarks about transgender South Dakotans. HIs remarks are even worse in full video…
Once again, Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard agrees with Democratic blog Dakota Free Press—House Bill 1158, Rep. Rev Scott Craig’s (R-33/Rapid City) proposal to swamp South Dakota refugee settlement…
Stu Whitney looks at the South Dakota Legislature’s willingness to stigmatize and deny equality to people who don’t look or love the way their Ward-and-June morality says they should and…
Rep. Jim Bolin (R-16/Canton) came through this week with his proposal to require geographical diversity in signatures on ballot measure petitions. House Bill 1241 adds this formula…
The uncompassionate, unconstitutional conservatives of the South Dakota Legislature just keep trying to kick the poor in the teeth. A week after seeing the DiSanto-Olson…
The work of democracy never ends—I have another speaking engagement on Monday! The Brown County Democratic Forum has invited me to speak at their February meeting.…