We won’t have Fred Deutsch to kick around next year. The Florence chiropractor has changed his mind about seeking reëlection to his District 4 House seat: Rep. Fred Deutsch…
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Bob Ellis continues to construct his own reality, alleging that Democrats have an “infatuation with Marxism and anti-Americanism.” (For the record, I am infatuated with pizza rolls,…
Richard Schriever didn’t win the Lennox City Council Ward 3 seat from incumbent Mike Gregg. But he did learn that he had all the more reason…
Not only do Sioux Falls voters get to pick city councilors and school board members tomorrow, but they also get to vote on some municipal…
206 South Dakotans are running for the 105 seats in the South Dakota Legislature. 118 are Republicans, 86 are Democrats, and 2 are Independents. (More Independents…
Bob Mercer’s “Week Ahead in State Government” column is a useful heads-up on upcoming meetings and deadlines. However, he makes one important error in this week’s edition:…
Given its current preformance, I have trouble enthusing about anything the South Dakota Legislature proposes. The first amendment on our 2016 ballot, Amendment R, is…
From Ken Santema’s video, here’s my two-minute drill on Initiated Measure 23, the “fair-share” union dues proposal: As I’ve noted before, strengthening unions is one component of a broad…
Ken Santema did good public service last week by shooting and posting video of my presentation on our ten ballot measures at the Brown County Democratic…
To prepare for my speech this noon to the Brown County Democratic Forum (come listen! come ask questions! come eat mashed potatoes!), I put together my Ballot…