Ping. Ping. Ping-ping-ping-ping-ping-ping-ping-ping— Rep. Isaac Latterell (R-6/a P.O. Box in Tea) sets off the B.S. meter with this ad misportraying himself as a defender of education:…
Tag: 2016 SB 159
Remember how our Legislature passed stealth vouchers to give their insurance company pals tax breaks for laundering public money into private-school scholarships? Even if we set aside…
KOTA TV makes a couple of interesting notes about Senate Bill 159, the stealth vouchers bill signed into law by Governor Dennis Daugaard two weeks ago: The stealth…
The South Dakota Education Association tucks a good-sized Easter egg into my Sunday paper: Again, “bold” in South Dakota means increasing a regressive sales tax, spending a…
Hey, Nick! Do you remember asking if we could submit briefs to the Supreme Court when the Governor asks for an advisory opinion? The answer appears…
What? Governor Dennis Daugaard has signed Senate Bill 159, the two-million-dollar giveaway of tax dollars to private schools via insurance companies, but he’s vetoed Senate Bill…
Alas! The Governor’s super power is not absolute! The South Dakota Supreme Court has told Governor Dennis Daugaard that it will not issue the advisory opinions he requested…
Governor Dennis Daugaard has asked the South Dakota Supreme Court to render advisory opinions on two bills awaiting his signature: Senate Bill 136, the tax…
I want a veto just so we can test whether the Legislature would allow Alex Jensen to cast an illegal vote on Veto Day on behalf of…
During floor debate on Senate Bill 159, Senator Phyllis Heineman’s make-my-hubby-richer stealth vouchers bill, Rep. Lee Schoenbeck (R-5/Watertown) said that the Governor’s teacher-pay-raise plan would force private schools…