Republican legislators have made their weak “replacement” for Initiated Measure 22’s lobbyist-gift cap even weaker. When Senate State Affairs took up House Bill 1073 Wednesday, Senator Ryan Maher…
Tag: G. Mark Mickelson
The Legislature has nine bills revising concealed pistol laws. Nine. Most seek to make it easier to sneak around with heat: House Bill 1072: repeal permit requirement, allow children…
Our Republican legislators wag their fingers at us voters for passing Initiated Measure 22, which they repealed on the insistence that it was unconstitutional. But when they…
The House Select Committee formed to discipline former legislator Mathew Wollmann for having sex with interns met for 23 minutes today. Since Wollmann spared them most of…
Karl Adam, Miles Beacom, David H. Billion, John Calvin, Harry Christianson, Dana Dykhouse, Gil Haugen Construction, Tim Kessler, Dan Kirby, Nancy Neff, Larry Ness, Elaine Pacquin,…
One moment, the state Republican Party bombs mailboxes in Aberdeen portraying me as a tax-and-spend tyrant. The next, one of their gubernatorial candidates cites me as…
Remember how last spring Attorney General Marty Jackley said the Legislature wasn’t going far enough to fight corruption? He’s at it again, calling for tougher penalties for…
The Pro and Con statements on Amendment R, the measure to clarify governance of our vo-tech schools, show a battle between the two wings of…
Knock five points off whatever lead you think G. Mark Mickelson has in the 2018 gubernatorial race. The Sioux Falls Representative and railroad consultant (remind me to bring that up next…
Gubernatorial candidate Rep. G. Mark Mickelson continues his way-early road show around South Dakota. He brings his “I love CAFOs and the campaign contributions I can get…