Yesterday I noted retired counselor Karen Miller’s argument that Amendment S, the purported crime victims bill of rights, actually invades crime victims’ privacy by expanding the definition of…
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The good news is that I don’t have to reprint my campaign cards to add an eleventh ballot measure. The bad news is that we…
According to state prosecutors, GEAR UP/Mid-Central corruption scandal defendant Stacy Phelps and his attorney Dana Hanna are sitting on evidence that could help establish the state’s case…
Richard Winger of Ballot Access News reports that the South Dakota Constitution Party nominated two candidates at its convention Saturday*: one for U.S. Senate and one…
Hold off on that trip to Pierre! I hear from Rev. Steve Hickey that the payday lender lawsuit to yank Initiated Measure 21, the real 36% rate cap, from our…
The trial of the week takes place in Pierre Thursday and Friday, July 7 and 8, when Judge Mark Barnett hears the payday lenders’ latest…
In a genial and uncontroversial hearing at the Brown County Courthouse this morning, Joop Bollen, dressed in a thin grey polo shirt, well-worn blue jeans, and…
The Mid-Central/GEAR UP scandal is now bursting with lawsuits. Mid-Central Educational Cooperative is suing the American Indian Institute for Innovation for not fulfilling its contractual obligations and…
Secret rich people are attacking public education in Minnesota, suing the state over its teacher tenure and “last in, first out” teacher layoff policies. The plaintiffs, backed by…
Jason Glodt, owner of Marsy’s Law for South Dakota LLC and prime sponsor of Amendment S on South Dakota’s November, has been kind enough to provide…