Secretary of State Steve Barnett must have read Dakota Free Press over the weekend and remembered he had that fiscal note for the hospital lobby…
Tag: Legislative Research Council
South Dakota’s hospital lobby is tweeting and its partners at The Fairness Project say they are working on expanding Medicaid in South Dakota, but the South…
It’s Sunday, and everyone’s relaxing after getting sunburned at the lake yesterday, so I’ll go easy and just say that the South Dakota Association of…
Never underestimate the Legislature’s ability to take a mediocre bill and make it worse. Senate Bill 123 seeks to incorporate public comment into the process…
Rosebud Sioux Tribe member and Representative Shawn Bordeaux (D-26A/Mission) recognizes the obvious: South Dakota lawmakers don’t know enough about Lakota culture. To address his oppressors’…
We have our first drops in the Legislative bucket… but there’s nothing in the hopper to get excited about yet. Senate Bill 1 is the…
On Monday, I wrote about the draft issue memorandum the Legislative Research Council produced on surrogacy laws. I noted that anti-surrogacy, anti-LGBT, anti-family Representative Jon…
The Legislative Research Council has posted its fiscal notes for Dakotans for Health’s proposed initiated law and constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid under the Affordable…
Long-time Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) says his motto is “Be nice to everyone” and sells his own candidacy by emphasizing the importance of building relationships…
The Legislative Research Council has announced arrangements for public participation in today’s Veto-Plus Day of the South Dakota Legislature. Legislators are mostly staying home and…