Accused of undermining the will of the electorate by proposing a bill to alter the minimum wage passed by South Dakota voters last November, Senator…
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Who’s our radical Republican of the weekend? Is it former District 19 Representative and U.S. Senate candidate Stace Nelson, who promulgates the efforts he ascribes to fellow South…
According to the Aberdeen American News, Senator David Novstrup “fired back at critics” of his youth minimum wage bill at the final Aberdeen crackerbarrel Saturday.…
After a month-long delay since passage in the Senate, the petition reform package finally moved through House State Affairs Friday. Senate Bills 67, 68, and…
Whatever political game the Republican caucus is playing with sexual abuse of children, Governor Dennis Daugaard has said, knock it off. Yesterday Governor Daugaard announced…
South Dakota Democratic Party chair Ann Tornberg is reveling in the opportunity to remind Governor Dennis Daugaard that he said at the beginning of the…
Want to see Roger Hunt in heels and make-up? Decency prevailed in one corner of the Legislature this week, as the Senate Education Committee killed both…
Dual credit is a great program. South Dakota high school students can take university classes for a discount ($40 per credit!) and count their credits toward both their high school and university…
House State Affairs did something strange yesterday. Last year, the South Dakota Legislature unanimously approved creating a task force to study sexual abuse of children…
The votes on Senate Bill 177, the youth minimum wage, are worth studying. In the Senate, all seven Dems present voted voted to stick with the…