I don’t like David Owen quite as much as I like Grandpa Joe, but South Dakota’s Chamber chief said something really interesting on public radio…
Tag: court
Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a mixed ruling in the Brackeen case, in which some non-Natives are challenging the constitutionality of the…
A year ago, when the anti-democracy schemes in our Legislature passed 2020 Senate Bill 180 to get out of trouble with the courts, I said…
In my conversation with Amy Scott-Stoltz Sunday about how to circulate ballot question petitions, I emphasized that volunteer circulators do not have to register with the…
Just when I thought our Republican Legislature might be ready to show some moral fiber… Top South Dakota lawmakers announced a proposal on Tuesday to…
President Joe Biden has a couple of important justice jobs to fill in South Dakota. Obama-appointee Judge Jeffrey Viken will be retiring from the U.S.…
…And We Still Need a Ruling on Petition Deadlines! This news will be no comfort to the family of Joe Boever and all South Dakotans…
When I beat Jason Ravnsborg in court last year and secured the defeat of 2019 House Bill 1094, the Attorney General didn’t roll over and…
Republicans have another bill attacking the initiative process in South Dakota. Representative Fred Deutsch (R-4/Florence), with the backing of my neighbor Representative Carl Perry (R-3/Aberdeen)…
Often when I’ve argued that we need to raise South Dakota’s teacher pay from last in the region to compete for more talent, I’ve heard…