How many times can I open a story with, “Mickelson attacks initiative?” Well, at least once more: Speaker G. Mark Mickelson (R-13/Sioux Falls) continues his…
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Back in August, Governor Dennis Daugaard said he would back Speaker G. Mark Mickelson’s unconstitutional effort to ban people from Minnesota from giving money to…
The Republican Legislature has moved from sniping at the edges of our initiative power to firing cannons right at the heart of our right to…
Victimless Crime Amendment Also Blocks Prosecution of Drug Abuse, Child Abuse, Theft, Terrorist Plots… With five working days left during which legislators and committees can…
Unlike Speaker G. Mark Mickelson (R-13/Sioux Falls), who thinks the proper remedy to the scourge of big money in ballot measures is an unconstitutional ban…
The South Dakota House of Representatives may hold its first real votes this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. CST, when it convenes to hear four bills.…
Speaker G. Mark Mickelson (R-13/Sioux Falls) has one initiative on the 2018 ballot. Yesterday Secretary of State Shantel Krebs certified his petition to put to…
I’ve reported on House Bill 1005 (the bad “Yes Means No” referendum wrecker), House Bill 1007 (the weak but salvageable Citizen Initiative Review Committee), and Senate…
Secretary of State Shantel Krebs has certified the first ballot measure of the 2018 season. Yesterday she promoted the Voter Protection and Anti-Corruption Amendment from…
House Bill 1007 carries the watered-down “Citizen Initiative Review Commission” proposal from the Initiative and Referendum Task Force to the 2018 Legislative Session. As I reported…