At least four bills in the hopper will interest candidates, campaigners, and their treasurers: Senate Minority Leader Troy Heinert (D-26/Mission) offers Senate Bill 139 in hopes…
Tag: First Amendment
Oh, that wacky goofus Speaker Steve Haugaard! The Sioux Falls Republican thought he’d use his new power to punish Municipal League lobbyist Yvonne Taylor for…
When Lee Schonebeck talks, people should listen…. It only took Representative Steven Haugaard (R-10/Sioux Falls) two weeks at the Speaker’s podium to get himself sued,…
Senate State Affairs takes up four bills this morning at 10:00. Let’s take a look at what the conservative majority should do with these items:…
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…
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…