The University of South Dakota put federal public defender Neil Fulton in charge of our law school last week. USD passed over two out-of-staters with…
Tag: openness
In other signs of Governor Kristi Noem letting her corporate handlers run the show while she tweets, the Governor’s website still has no information on…
When she was asking for our votes, Kristi Noem promised to “throw open the doors” of state government. But Wednesday, when Representative Kelly Sullivan (D-13/Sioux…
Remember how Speaker Steven Haugaard was trumpeting his desire for a stronger Legislature? Governor Kristi Noem is having none of it: By all accounts, Noem…
If Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Austin/Aberdeen makes it back from his Texas vacation in time for Senate State Affairs this morning, he’ll hear six measures, only…
Remember this flyer from the 2018 campaign? Transparent, the flyer for incumbent District 3 legislators Al Novstrup and Drew Dennert and the aspiring Carl Perry…
District 3 legislators are having a hard time with transparency this Session. Not only are Senator Al Novstrup, Representative Drew Dennert, and rookie Representative Carl…
We all know that “one of the gravest modern offenses to government transparency” is to conduct government business via a private e-mail server. One of…
The discussion of the closed-door meeting Republican leaders held with District 27 residents trying to push the fake complaint about Representative Peri Pourier’s qualifications for…
Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) claims he’s all about transparency. But he hasn’t posted any public comment on the Legislative Session so far, and he’s co-sponsoring…