The SDGOP pats itself on the back for turning out 43% of its voters for Tuesday’s primary. Yeah, historically notable, but still a majority of…
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While big ethanol plants in Wentworth, Watertown, Onida, and Aberdeen are throwing in with the hotly contested Summit Carbon Solutions Midwest Carbon Express carbon dioxide…
Lee Schoenbeck didn’t have a great Primary Day. The Senate President Pro-Tempore’s Amendment C went down in flames on his home Watertown turf and across…
Recent Wisconsin resident Logan Manhart supposedly needed to wait until his star Republican lawyer Sara Frankenstein got back from vacation to file any response with the…
No one doubted that Governor Kristi Noem would handily defeat her primary challenger, Rep. Steven Haugaard. But Noem also endorsed several Republican Legislative candidates by…
Democratic candidate for Governor Jamie Smith wasn’t on the primary ballot yesterday. But his campaign team or someone who likes him gave easy primary winner…
How unpopular was Amendment C, the proposal to require a 60% supermajority for voters to enact initiatives or referred laws that raise taxes or spend…
Senator Lee Schoenbeck (R-5/Lake Kampeska) couldn’t sell Amendment C in his own District 5 and Codington County. With all 15 precincts in Codington County swiftly…
Voters Reject Amendment C! Minority Rule Loses Even Among Schoenbeck and Hansen’s Fellow Republicans
In a stunning rebuke to Republican legislators, South Dakota voters yesterday resoundingly rejected Amendment C by a vote of 33% Yes to 67% No. With…
Loading cops with military gear doesn’t save lives if the cops stand around in the parking lot trying not to get shot. But police militarization…