The bicameral system proved its worth yesterday, as House State Affairs killed a goofy Second Amendment wedge measure that mostly coasted through the Senate. Senator…
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Judge turned Democratic candidate for U.S. House Tim Bjorkman wants to talk gun policy. Noting that gun violence since 1970 has killed more Americans than…
About a half hour into this afternoon’s House session, Representatives Elizabeth May and Dan Kaiser moved to disband the Select Committee that they moved to…
Among the bills crushed in Capitol crossover last week was House Bill 1309, Rep. Elizabeth May’s crafty plan to subject the $1.11 billion we give up…
While legislation (SB 58) amending our tax increment finance laws languishes in the House, Governor Dennis Daugaard will be zooming out Tuesday to celebrate South…
What’s wrong with young men? Why are they so violent (but remember: our nation is enjoying a long-term decline in violent crime that has revitalized urban…
In Senate State Affairs Wednesday, Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) showed both his racism and his lack of understanding of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments by…
Rep. Lynne DiSanto (R-35/Rapid City) goes to crackerbarrel to argue against legal restrictions on guns… and makes an argument for legal restrictions on guns: Representative…
House Bill 1286, as amended Friday by Rep. Spencer Hawley (D-7/Brookings), fouls the bill’s original intent of satisfying the demands of the Libertarian/Constitutionist lawsuit that…
Last month I noted that Donald Trump was making empty promises on expanding rural Americans’ access to broadband Internet. His new infrastructure proposal proves my…