Sioux Falls lawyer and lobbyist Justin Smith is waging Twitter war on the Anti-Corruption Act proposed by Rick Weiland and Don Frankenfeld. Secretary of State…
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When South Dakotans successfully suspended Senate Bill 69 last summer and put it to a vote in 2016 as Referred Law 19, they created a kink…
New Approach South Dakota, the group circulating a petition to put medical marijuana on our 2016 statewide ballot, must have come into some cash. Their…
Pat Powers is told by his sponsors to portray the proposal of the bipartisan South Dakotans for Ethics Reform to create “Democracy Credits” to publicly fund South…
With lots of ballot measures coming up in the 2016 election (not to mention a possible local referendum on bonds for a new public library here…
Rick Weiland and Don Frankenfeld get some TV time for their Government Accountability and Anti-Corruption initiative petition, currently circulating at a street corner near you. Hailey Higgins…
When I write about Rep. Kristi Noem’s terrible policymaking record, Pat Powers accuses me of suffering from some unhealthy obsession. So what shall we say of Powers when…
Two months ago, Donald Trump insulted Senator John McCain’s military service and falsely claimed the 2008 Presidential nominee has done nothing for veterans. South Dakota…
The New York Times reports that four state Democratic parties—New Hampshire, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin—have signed joint fundraising agreements with Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign. South Dakota Democrats,…
Which presidential candidates are getting big South Dakota dollars? At this early stage, none! Jonathan Ellis pores through the FEC campaign finance reports and finds the top fundraisers…