Rep. Drew Dennert (R-3/Aberdeen) isn’t winning over his home newspaper on Senate Bill 7, the campaigning-at-the-polls measure he’s co-sponsoring with Sen. Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton). The Aberdeen…
Tag: First Amendment
Ever the Constitution hawks, Sen. Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton) and Rep. Drew Dennert (R-3/Aberdeen) rush to push South Dakota law beyond the envelope of a new…
On the same day that Time recognizes journalist Jamal Khashoggi and other guardians of truth as its People of the Year, the Rapid City Journal reports that a right-wingnut…
Virginia Group Continues Suit Against South Dakota to Repeal Independent Communication Reporting Law
Back in October, the Institute for Free Speech sued South Dakota to keep from being ticketed for publishing materials claiming that Amendment W and Initiated…
Quick note from the campaign trail: a voter outside working recognized me, called me over, removed a glove, shook my hand, and said, “I already…
Once again, Bob Newland does a pretty good job of voting and civil disobedience: As he did in 2016, Newland is happily daring Fall River…
At its meeting next week at the School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, the South Dakota Board of Regents will discuss seven draft…
Governor Dennis Daugaard himself steps out in favor of the easiest ballot measure to oppose, the patently unconstitutional Initiated Measure 24. In his Pro statement…
Congresswoman Kristi Noem thinks it’s really important that the International Trade Commission yesterday overturned the Trump newsprint tariff: “Local newspapers document the heartbeat of small…
In my random blog-walk of the morning, I get from empathy and arts in government to the state helping an anti-gay church find a pastor.…