In further Republican hypocrisy, while the Republican Legislative leadership tries to undo the constitutional prohibition on legislators having financial interests in contracts the Legislature authorizes,…
Tag: conflict of interest
Former Rounds chief of staff, now USD Law dean Neil Fulton says the problem Governor Kristi Noem is having with the Constitution’s prohibition on legislators…
Governor Kristi Noem was on Fox News yesterday whining and projecting about how the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to enforce the United States Constitution and…
Last month Governor Kristi Noem sent the South Dakota Supreme Court a laundry list of questions she wants them to answer about South Dakota Constitution…
With controversy swirling about legislators’ conflicts of interest, Senator Randy Deibert (R-31/Spearfish) decided to get out while the getting was good. No, he’s not leaving…
It’s been eleven weeks since Jessica Castleberry resigned from the South Dakota Senate in disgrace orchestrated by Governor Kristi Noem. The 2024 Session is coming…
Castleberry Resigns, Must Repay State $500K for Violating Constitutional Conflict-of-Interest Clause
What’s the punishment for taking an illegal state contract in violation of Article 3 Section 12 of the South Dakota Constitution? Paying back the money,…
On July 26, Attorney General Marty Jackley gave Senator Jessica Castleberry (R-35/Rapid City) until yesterday, August 7, to repay the $603,219.79 that she illegally received…
Governor Kristi Noem appointed preschool owner Jessica Castleberry to Rapid City’s District 35 Senate seat in 2019. Now Governor Noem has launched a legal attack…
The South Dakota Republican Party machine has scared Representative Kevin Jensen (R-16/Canton) out of his bid for party chair. But the conflict of interest the…