I’ve clearly gotten through to Jon Hansen. The Speaker of the House evidently called a ceasefire in the Republican war against initiative and referendum, bringing…
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Speaker Jon Hansen (R-25/Dell Rapids) rode Summit Carbon Solutions’ carbon dioxide pipeline to power on a wave of landowner rebellion against corporate use of eminent…
Bob Mercer writes up how Governor Larry Rhoden and Speaker Jon Hansen, rivals for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, made nicey-nice to pass property tax relief…
The traditional Mickelson/Janklow wing of the Republican Party has been fretting that the radical rightwingers it emboldened with its tolerance of the Tea Party and…
Emerson College Polling indicates I’ve been righter than Todd Epp’s robot about who’s ahead in the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, but the new…
Governor Larry Rhoden has admitted that his wimpy buck-passing proposal, Senate Bill 96, to let counties impose a half-penny sales tax to lower property taxes…
Representative Will Mortenson (R-24/Fort Pierre) has teamed up with some other level-headed legislators—three House Democrats and Senator Tim Reed (R-7/Brookings)—to propose House Bill 1278, a…
By a narrow 7–5 vote, House State Affairs yesterday approved an amended House Bill 1095, making Representative Rebecca Reimer’s (R-26B/Chamberlain) proposal to reduce candidates’ time…
Todd Epp’s computer continues to give Governor Larry Rhoden an edge in the Republican gubernatorial primary against Congressman Dusty Johnson, Speaker Jon Hansen, and Trump-aping…
You’d think that Jon Hansen, with all of his legal education and Legislative experience, would be better at writing clear, consistent legislation. But no. Take…