Dakota War College flunks again, misreading the law in his zeal to squash Independent challengers to his Republican patrons and thus misinforming the public. The…
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Rep. Lana Greenfield (R-2/Doland) says that one of the best results of the 2015 Legislative Session was Senate Bill 101, which requires health insurance companies to cover oral chemotherapy…
Contradicting your own political beliefs for personal gain must be exhausting. Pat Powers got so worn out this week advocating government intrusion in health care…
Want more economic development, South Dakota? Stop scaring women away with your continual attack on reproductive rights, says Rep. Peggy Gibson: The biggest disappointment to me…
I noticed something funny about the three-tiered tax levy the Legislature included in Senate Bill 1, the hard-fought road bill sent to the Governor on…
Asked to name the best thing to come out of the 2015 Legislature, Rep. Peggy Gibson (D-22/Huron) points to the reinstatement of the Jolene’s Law Task…
Rep. Shawn Bordeaux (D-26A/Mission) says his ride in the Legislative rodeo gave him a chance educate his fellow lawmakers about tribal issues: Joint Appropriations chairman…
In my series of conversations with legislators yesterday in Pierre, Democrats were more willing to share with me observations about what the Legislature failed to do this session…
Rep. Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) cites as his top accomplishment for the 2015 Legislature the defeat of House Bill 1207: Rep. Justin Cronin brought HB 1207 out of concern that…
After agreeing to disagree on the merits and legality of restricting the people who can sign Independent candidate petitions to fellow Independents, Rep. G. Mark Mickelson told me…