House Majority “Leader” Brian Gosch (R-32/Rapid City) is not having a banner week for leadership. His effort to bully Rep. Lee Schoenbeck out of caucus…
Tag: 2016 HB 1161
The House convenes in mere minutes. Among the 20 House bills they must clear on this Crossover Day is one big stinker, House Bill 1161, the…
Whether you’re heading to today’s crackerbarrels with curiosity or protest signs, you should be ready to ask your legislators questions. Some may want to ask about votes…
Seconding Rev. Steve Hickey’s effort to stop House Bill 1161 (which gets second reading on the House floor today! call now, say “Vote NO!”) are the…
The South Dakota state servers are broken again—I can’t access the Legislature’s website, the Secretary of State’s, the Governor’s, nada. So I can’t check right now whether…
The payday lenders are waging a desperate multi-front war to stop South Dakotans from stopping their loan sharking. Payday lender boss Rod Aycox has spent…
Is Rep. Kris Langer (R-25/Dell Rapids) the latest dupe for the payday lenders? Her House Bill 1161 sure makes her look like one. HB 1161 is a 45-section…