We reach a momentous day in the world of direct democracy in South Dakota. December 1 is the day when the Republican Legislature has authorized…
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While Attorney General Marty Jackley throws his weight behind an effort to undermine the Roe v. Wade amendment petition drive, another initiative that would subvert…
South Dakota’s anti-abortion Republicans are so scared that their misogynist theocracy won’t withstand a public vote that they have engaged in a yearlong campaign to…
Holly Meyer, who once upon a time reported for the Rapid City Journal and now edits global religion news for Associated Press, reminds us that…
Travis Ismay of Newell wants to repeal the medical cannabis law that South Dakota voters passed in 2020. Back in May, he filed a draft…
Dakotans for Health is circulating a petition for a constitutional amendment to codify Roe v. Wade in South Dakota. D4H chief Rick Weiland tells KELO-TV…
After Attorney General Marty Jackley published his draft explanation of Travis Ismay’s proposed initiative to repeal South Dakota’s medical marijuana laws, I submitted five reasonable…
Columnist Dana Hess deems Brian Bengs’s proposed initiated amendment to immunize voter-approved ballot measures from Legislative tinkering for seven years a clumsy and unnecessary measure:…
Last week Attorney General Marty Jackley issued his draft ballot explanation for Aberdeen Democrat Brian Bengs’s proposed initiated amendment to prohibit Legislative repeal and amendment…
Democrat Brian Bengs evidently made a Libertarian friend while he was out campaigning last year. The former U.S. Senate candidate filed a statement of organization…