Just home from the Capitol, Representative Drew Dennert sat down this evening with Dakota Free Press to talk about Veto Day. The freshman Republican and I talk…
Tag: 2017 HB 1072
The House has failed to override Governor Dennis Daugaard’s vetoes of House Bill 1149, the Democratic tax cut rejected by Republican budget hawks; HB 1156,…
The National Rifle Association’s PAC is pushing South Dakota legislators to override Governor Dennis Daugaard’s veto of House Bill 1072, Rep. Lynne DiSanto’s proposal to…
Governor Dennis Daugaard scratched his veto itch today. Stricken by the Governor’s pen today were these five bills: House Bill 1156: This bill would have allowed individuals with…
Senator Stace Nelson and Representative Lynne DiSanto found time yesterday to troop 2,000-some letters from gun owners into the Governor’s office to urge him to…
One of the Legislature’s worse ideas this Session, House Bill 1072, allowing people to carry concealed weapons without a permit, passed the Senate yesterday 23–11. HB 1072…
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…
The Legislature has nine bills revising concealed pistol laws. Nine. Most seek to make it easier to sneak around with heat: House Bill 1072: repeal permit requirement, allow children…
As a sign that we may not need Senator Bolin’s SJR 2 to protect our constitution from unnecessary amendments, Republican legislators this week killed a lifestyle amendment from the…