The Wednesday Aberdeen American News included a page-2 headline reading, “County Officials Want Better Representation at Legislature.” Hey, Duane, Rachel, Mike, I offered you that, but…
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In his opening comments at Saturday’s crackerbarrel, Senator Al Novstrup said something about the alternative to having “dumb bills” in the Legislature is resorting to…
Four of the five legislators at Aberdeen’s final 2019 crackerbarrel yesterday expressed unequivocal support for the bills legalizing industrial hemp in South Dakota—House Bill 1191 on…
In his opening remarks to the final 2019 Aberdeen crackerbarrel yesterday, Senator Al Novstrup vaguely explained that the conservative campaign to muzzle liberals with their…
Amidst a lull in audience questions at today’s Aberdeen crackerbarrel, I took the mic after a question about abolishing the federal Department of Education (no,…
The Senate voted 20-13 yesterday for Senate Bill 115, Senator Jim Stalzer’s chickenly proposal to let 4,800 special permit holders carry guns in the Capitol,…
If you think Al Novstrup is an effective legislator, this is bad news. If you think bouncy houses are a menace to children’s safety requiring…
Senator Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton) tried to throw another spoke in the wheel of corruption and unaccountability in state government yesterday. Unfortunately, Senator Nelson presented such…
David Novstrup spent ten years of his twenties and thirties in Pierre as a Republican legislator. But as he grows older, he may be giving…
The funniest thing said at Saturday’s crackerbarrel was the first thing said: “We’re hard at it,” said Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen), who showed up for…