My radar pings sharply when Republicans suggest more revisions to initiative rules and procedures. Republican Representative Tim Goodwin (R-30/Sheridan Lake) tells KELO-TV that, considering the…
Tag: Amendment A
Last year, our Republican Governor and Republican-appointed judges killed Amendment A, the legalization of marijuana that voters approved in 2020, on the argument that it…
The Republican attack on South Dakotans’ right to make their own laws continues. After overturning voter-approved Amendment A on a stretched legal technicality, Governor Kristi…
Not surprising is that Senator John Thune ginned up some drama to get a little more attention for his announcement of his reëlection campaign. Perhaps…
If I were a Republican legislator running for Governor, here’s the statement I would have released Wednesday (and retweeted this coming Monday to get back…
Governor Kristi Noem’s lawsuit against Amendment A barely survived her own legal recklessness. First, her lackey law enforcement plaintiffs misfiled their challenge to the constitutionalization…
Seven months after hearing arguments on Amendment A, the South Dakota Supreme Court sends this turkey, upholding a lower court’s revocation of the will of…
I don’t know if the delay came from marijuana advocates or our inattentive Attorney General, but supporters of Amendment A have let slip without action…
I’m not sure who’s dragging their feet in Pierre, but after I complained on September 14 that marijuana advocates appeared to have backed away from…
South Dakota’s marijuana advocates promised in July to wage a new initiative petition drive to put full cannabis legalization on the ballot again if the…