Kristi Noem promised us transparency. She also promised to fight “divisive concepts” like her campaign-driven misconception of critical race theory. But now when we ask…
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Democratic candidate for governor Jamie Smith says Governor Kristi Noem reneged on her promise to hold a Special Session to tighten abortion laws because she’s…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steven Haugaard would like to have a few words with his primary opponent, Governor Kristi Noem: In 2018, then-Congresswoman Noem and then-state…
How bad are working conditions at the Legislative Research Council? So bad that the Legislature’s Executive Board says they have to add regular secret meetings…
At its February 3 meeting, the Government Accountability Board gave Governor Kristi Noem until April 15 to respond to two ethics complaints received by the…
The Legislature must really not want to be bothered as it heads toward impeachment this morning. I just checked the Legislative Research Council’s website and…
On Monday, the House Select Committee on impeachment recommended that the House not impeach killer Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. The committee produced a 22-page report…
Back at the beginning of Session, the Legislature’s Executive Board passed two noteworthy resolutions pertaining to the process for calling a Special Session. According to…
Here’s a curious technical bill on government openness: House Bill 1087 seeks to amend just one of the many exemptions to South Dakota’s already weak…