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…
Dakota Free Press Posts
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…
Senator-Elect Al Novstrup continues to show little ambition and less leadership. Elisa Sand reports that Novstrup is visiting with constituents but doesn’t have any planned legislation. Evidently suing to…
The Commission on Child Support proposes House Bill 1032, which we could call the Swalve bill, or the Revising Child Support Calculations to Recognize Teaching Is a Full-Time Job…
We’ve seen the draft text of New Approach South Dakota’s proposed ballot initiatives for assisted suicide (taken from Washington State’s “Death with Dignity” Act) and…