Former Daschle aide Steve Kinsella pens a column for the Star Tribune about the importance his old boss placed on meeting the public face to…
Tag: openness
Congresswoman and gubernatorial candidate Kristi Noem claims she held a town hall yesterday: Um, Kristi? It’s not a “town hall” if the town in general…
Speaking of openness, Senator John Wiik (R-4/Big Stone City) seems to think he can close up his Legislative interactions with the public at the end…
Two weeks ago, Republican gubernatorial candidate Marty Jackley released his “Hometown South Dakota Initiative,” a gussied-up endorsement of South Dakota’s economic development status quo. Now…
Among the four bills currently on the conference committee list is House Bill 1268, a bill which passed both chambers pretty easily, but in differing…
Rep. Tom Brunner (R-29/Nisland) has two measures to reduce local governments’ obligation to spend money on newspaper notices. His House Bill 1142 uses a potentially…
In a move sure to get the newspaper association’s hackles up, Rep. Tom Brunner (R-29/Nisland) has filed a bill to allow some local governments to…
Quick no: House Bill 1144, promoting more secrecy in government! Rep. Tim Johns (R-30/Lead) and Sen. Jim Bolin (R-16/Canton) seem to think our city councils,…
The State-Tribal Relations Committee met yesterday afternoon in the Capitol. Dana Ferguson reports that the committee met “informally to discuss disagreements over past minutes, minority…