Well, one bad idea down, five to go. The Legislature’s interim task force on initiative and referendum has decided not to pursue capping the number of…
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The Legislature’s interm task force on initiative and referendum convenes again tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10 a.m. Central in Pierre. At the same time, Donald Trump’s…
KELO Radio’s Mark Russo misreads Joe Kirby’s open primaries amendment and the newly released Attorney General’s explanation. Russo mistakes the Kirby amendment for last year’s…
A couple weeks ago, the Legislative Research Council issued a prison/jail fiscal impact statement for New Approach South Dakota’s recreational marijuana initiative. Using the surprising…
Another petition is street-ready! Doug Kronaizl announces on Represent South Dakota’s Facebook page that Secretary of State Shantel Krebs has approved his group’s South Dakota…
The Legislature’s interim task force on initiative and referendum meets again next week Wednesday, July 19. According to the I&R task force’s newly posted agenda,…
Several days ago, KELO-TV reported that people were “flocking” to sign a petition to refer the Sioux Falls school board’s $50-million property tax opt-out to…
A couple of marijuana liberalization advocates are competing for South Dakotans’ signatures on their initiative petitions. In Sioux Falls Tuesday, New Approach South Dakota got…
South Dakota may see more ballot measures in 2018 than in 2016, thanks in part to Republican Speaker G. Mark Mickelson. Ten measures made the…
Two ballot question committees have formed to oppose South Dakota’s “Death with Dignity“/assisted suicide initiative, and that initiative hasn’t even made the ballot yet. On…