I don’t spend much time seating Legislative resolutions. They enact no policy; they mostly just scratch itches in our legislators’ dark and damp places. But some resolutions…
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Last week’s Congressional recess just flew by! Senator John Thune barely had time to catch the state wrestling tournament and some college hoops in his hometown before jetting…
Every now and then, my truly conservative District 3 legislators talk sense. Representative Dan Kaiser and rookie Rep. Drew Dennert both appear to agree with…
My District 3 Senator, Al Novstrup, spoke lengthily during the campaign about how his warm and fuzzy relationships with his fellow legislators would help him get things done in…
Among the anti-labor measures big businesses are pushing Congress to pass is a repeal of the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer standard. In August 2015, the…
I skipped church again today, so I’ll understand if you discount my claim that neither Donald Trump nor his policies are Christian. But maybe you’ll give…
Representative Don Haggar (R-10/Sioux Falls) has made his effort to get legislators in the way of the people’s right to initiate laws a little better, but not…
As I told Greg Belfrage on KELO Radio Friday, the main problem with the so-called “replacement” bills is that IM22 was meant to check the power of the Legislature, but the “replacement”…
Rep. Lynne DiSanto likes carrying gun bills, but her comments from the House floor make me even less confident in her ability to safely carry a gun. Speaking Thursday…