Governor Dennis Daugaard just finished his penultimate (Lori Walsh used that word—bless you, dear lady!) State of the State Address to the 2017 Legislature. The three biggest…
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Funny things catch my attention in the Legislative hopper. Senate Bill 46, for instance, revises provisions relating to the state geologist. Section 1 makes minor language revisions.…
Rep. Tim Goodwin (R-30/Rapid City), in a recorded interview with Lori Walsh on SDPB Radio this noon, said that voters didn’t know what they were…
Governor Dennis Daugaard says all that needs to be said about planned Legislative efforts to fuss about where transgender students go potty—don’t do it: It is a…
The best thing I heard Rick Weiland say at yesterday’s Brown County Democratic Forum is that his ballot measure organization, TakeItBack.org, is ready to refer…
Even South Dakota regulators want less regulation. The Department of Transportation has proposed Senate Bill 22, a lovely one-sentence measure that exempts small unmanned aircraft (drones!)…
The supporters of Initiated Measure 22,the Anti-Corruption Act, are playing offense. Represent.Us points out in this fun Facebook video that two of the leading legislators who have sued…
Grrrr—Rep. Elizabeth May (R-27/Kyle) says she’s bringing back the same bill to randomly test welfare recipients for drugs that we had to beat back last…
…Leaves Ethics Commission to Krebs Attorney General Marty Jackley announced his 2017 package of legislation last week. With these six bills, Jackley proposes more practical legislation for…
Senate Bill 35 provides the yearly adjustments to the formula for state aid to education. In past years, this bill would have specified the increase in…