In Executive Order 2020-14 issued on April 7, Governor Kristi Noem gave a pandemic break to teachers, parolees, and city councils Make what you will…
Tag: openness
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…
The Aberdeen School Board is holding a special meeting Friday, March 20, at noon at district headquarters on Third Street South. The board will be…
Governor Kristi Noem talks a lot about the importance of openness and transparency in government. Apparently that doesn’t extend to discussions of coronavirus, as she…
I’m not surprised that the Republicans on Senate State Affairs voted to kill Senator Reynold Nesiba’s Senate Bill 102 and Senate Bill 112. Clarifying possible…
South Dakota News Watch has a story about concerns that the Legislative Research Council’s new electronic bill management system “has made the legislative process less…
The House yesterday voted 58–11 for House Bill 1055, a seemingly harmless little bill from the Secretary of State that changes the timeframe for terminating…
Hear, hear—the Chief Justice wants to reduce the cost of getting hold of court documents! House Bill 1086 strikes from the books the fee clerks…
Yankton County Commission Chair Cheri Loest says the commission wants to encourage local secessionists not to yank their four townships out of the county to…
Walworth County government is running poorly this year. They started the year with multiple resignations, and the county commission failed to follow their state’s attorney…