Possibly the single-most important quote to come out of the Senate State Affairs Committee’s hearing of Senate Bill 200, Neal Tapio’s unconstitutional and unworkable ban…
Tag: Al Novstrup
I’ve heard a lot of talk from legislators at the Aberdeen crackerbarrels about the need to find funding to subsidize wages at nursing homes and…
At Saturday’s crackerbarrel in Aberdeen, I asked our legislators to weigh in on two competing bills dealing with ballot access. House Bill 1286 defines “alternative party”…
During today’s Senate State Affairs hearing on Senate Bill 129, Senator Al Novstrup asked about the use of the term “entity” in the campaign finance…
But Cut the Sales Tax on Food? Perish the Thought! My neighbor Betty Sheldon made an impassioned plea to legislators at Saturday’s crackerbarrel to protect…
The six opening statements given at yesterday’s crackerbarrel in Aberdeen show that rookie Rep. Drew Dennert is the biggest policy nerd in the group, while…
Frerichs Says Respect the Voters, Leave Initiative and Referendum Alone! At the end of yesterday’s Aberdeen crackerbarrel, my neighbor and local orchestra teacher Joe Berns…
Let’s kill initiative and referendum altogether! must have been what Rep. Steven Haugaard and Senator Al Novstrup meant when they prime-sponsored House Bill 1275, a…
Senator Al Novstrup is attacking Planned Parenthood with a campaign speech—or maybe a lawsuit—disguised as legislation. Monday the Aberdeen Republican filed Senate Bill 110, which…
District 3 has a full slate of Republican candidates for Legislature. Rookie According to the Secretary of State’s official candidate list, Representative Drew Dennert filed…