Ballot question committees enjoyed some small victories yesterday in Pierre. First, ballot question committees have won the right to immortality. Senate Bill 128 repeals the burdensome…
Tag: campaign finance
Hoghouse Coming! Senator Reynold Nesiba (D-15/Sioux Falls) had the reasonable idea of increasing campaign finance transparency by requiring ballot question committees to submit mid-year reports…
The Legislature has finally stopped House Bill 1216, Rep. Spencer Gosch’s recycled attempt to restrict out-of-state contributions to South Dakota ballot question committees. Senate State…
Out-of-State Money Cap Narrowly Passes on Second Vote A funny thing happened Tuesday to Rep. Spencer Gosch’s House Bill 1216, his recycled cap on out-of-state…
The Secretary of State has reversed an interpretation of campaign finance law to align with an interpretation I offered in 2016. When I ran for…
Senate State Affairs heard a couple of bills of interest to campaign financiers and watchdogs this morning. Senate Bill 128 proposes to restore the ability to…
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…
TakeItBack.org founders Rick Weiland and Drey Samuelson combat the big corporate money lining up to defeat their prescription drug price cap initiative by noting that…
The glut of bills in the hopper include some measures closely connected to initiated measures that have either made the ballot or may still make…