Ah, so now we have the real reason the Koch brothers are trying to defeat Initiated Measure 22, the Anti-Corruption Act. It’s not so much the “Democracy Credits” that…
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Update 2015.09.15 10:19: The original August 9 version of this story reported 20 committees, with no opposition to 19, 20, R, or S. Since that…
Secretary of State Shantel Krebs says she’s seeking public input and convening a committee to discuss campaign finance reform: Secretary Krebs says she wants campaign finance…
Governor Dennis Daugaard has appointed Freeman oilman Scott Stern to succeed J. Pat Costello as Commissioner of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. The Governor’s office provides…
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Jay Williams offers a variety of informative policy statements in his responses to yesterday’s Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session. But he slips…
Bloomberg BNA reports on more frequent instances of political donors backing both liberal and conservative super PACs. The article provides this table showing organizations that have given money to super…
The Koch Brothers’ first media attacking Initiated Measure 22, the Anti-Corruption Act, are remarkably lacking in design quality and fact. The Americans for Prosperity’s freshly populated website, Defeat22.com, offers…
Earlier this year, Ben Carson proved that he was Annette Bosworth with his sham campaign designed only to fleece vulnerable donors. Now Donald Trump assumes the Bosworth…
Mercer pitches, Krebs swings! Pierre political reporter Bob Mercer complained last weekend that South Dakota’s campaign finance laws gives PACs and unchallenged or inactive campaign committees too much…
Kristi Noem doesn’t want you to know which fatcats are pouring the Meow Mix in her dish. Yesterday, the U.S. House passed H.R. 5053, the Newspeakingly…