Another small victory amidst South Dakota’s persistent fear and scapegoating: Senate State Affairs this morning killed House Bill 1108, Representative Tom Pischke’s anti-trans panic bill…
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Pat Powers is rightly unhappy with the House State Affairs’ rejection of House Bill 1236, which would require Sanford and Avera to quit being jerks…
House Joint Resolution 1001 was a tolerable idea, checking excessive Executive power by allowing the Legislature to determine how Legislative vacancies should be filled. A…
When she was asking for our votes, Kristi Noem promised to “throw open the doors” of state government. But Wednesday, when Representative Kelly Sullivan (D-13/Sioux…
The Senate voted 20-13 yesterday for Senate Bill 115, Senator Jim Stalzer’s chickenly proposal to let 4,800 special permit holders carry guns in the Capitol,…
If you think Al Novstrup is an effective legislator, this is bad news. If you think bouncy houses are a menace to children’s safety requiring…
Civics is apparently losing traction as a campaign issue for Governor Kristi Noem. Seeing that Noem’s big civics test has been watered down to ten…
Bob Mercer raises the need for a minor correction of Representative Tim Goodwin’s (R-30/Rapid City) understanding of a new South Dakota landmark. During a House…