With controversy swirling about legislators’ conflicts of interest, Senator Randy Deibert (R-31/Spearfish) decided to get out while the getting was good. No, he’s not leaving…
Tag: Lawrence County
After a summer of waffling, the Lawrence County Commission last month finally rectified its Constitutional error and acknowledged that the First Amendment allows citizens to…
Last month Lawrence County appeared ready to admit that its policy banning petition circulators from the main entrances to its courthouse and administration building in…
Lawrence County appears to agree with Dakotans for Health that citizens have a right to discuss and circulate petitions at the courthouse door. Less than…
Federal Judge Roberto Lange has given Dakotans for Health and other practitioners of democracy two more weeks to circulate petitions freely in front of the…
In May, when Dakotans for Health sued the Minnehaha County Commission and Auditor Leah Anderson for imposing its new policy banning petition circulators from standing…
Just one week after beating Minnehaha County’s restrictive petition policy in federal court, ballot question committee Dakotans for Health is turning its legal fire on…
Senator Tim Johns (R-31/Lead) won’t have to worry about Ron Moeller running “Don’t Send Drunk Drivers to Pierre” ads during the primary. The Senator and…
Ron Moeller is a carpetbagging former CIA paramilitary operations officer now bunkered in Lead and running as a Republican for District 31 Senate. Hmm… I…
The Lawrence County Commission shows some good sense and again votes down a proposal to mine the rim of Spearfish Canyon for gold. In a…