I block people from my Twitter account all the time. But I’m not President of the United States. Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute sent a letter…
Tag: openness
I saw Mark Remily at the bank this morning. He was running an errand before returning to knocking on doors to remind people to get out…
Senator Mike Rounds is listening—just five days after hosting a live town hall in Rapid City, he’s hosting a public teleconference on Wednesday, May 24 (that’s…
Senator Marion Michael Rounds has a good excuse for missing the March for Healthcare in Aberdeen tomorrow: he’s actually holding a public meeting in Rapid…
After three days of failing to offer any consistent explanation for firing FBI director James Comey, Donald Trump has figured out how to get his story together—offer…
Journalist Tom Lawrence gets the same sense of fear and intended intimidation from Thune and Noem’s town halls at police stations that the SDSU Collegian and I do. Lawrence…
This week’s award for concise letter-writing goes to Missy Slaathaug of Pierre, who penned this missive in her Wednesday local paper: Right on, Missy! Senator Thune…
But hey, lest anyone accuse me of being too hard on Al Novstrup, let me give him some equal time. Here, without commentary or redaction, is…
Last week’s Congressional recess just flew by! Senator John Thune barely had time to catch the state wrestling tournament and some college hoops in his hometown before jetting…
With Senate Bill 163, Senator Lance Russell (R-30/Hot Springs) is trying to drag us away from transparency in campaign finance. With House Bill 1200, Speaker of the…