A week before leading a vote to expel three Democratic legislators for speaking out of order with props for 52 minutes from the Tennessee House…
Tag: parliamentary procedure
On the 15th vote, the United States House of Representatives finally elected California Congressman Kevin McCarthy as Speaker. The House can finally get down to…
Many remarkable things happened during yesterday’s historic online Veto-Plus Day meeting of the South Dakota Legislature, which rolled into the wee hours of this Tuesday.…
I suppose fair is fair: while the City of Sioux Falls is making it harder for citizens to amend the city charter, some city councilors…
Kristi Noem demonstrated a failure to understand many things during her first Legislative Session as Governor: facts, consistency, civics education, agri-business opportunity, transparency, the First…
Six individuals are running to chair the South Dakota Democratic Party. How do we choose our chair? As I’ve explained previously, the state party constitution…
Hey, Democrats, don’t forget: we have another convention tomorrow! Dem Con 2.0 happens Friday, August 10, at 6 p.m. at the Icon Event Hall, 402…
Ed Randazzo failed to beat a dead man in the District 32 House primary. Last night, he failed to beat the dead man’s wife. District…
…Upon One-Fifths Request! The Legislature appears to be adopting a rule to rein in hoghouse amendments. On Tuesday, the Joint Legislative Procedure Committee voted 13–1…
Out-of-State Money Cap Narrowly Passes on Second Vote A funny thing happened Tuesday to Rep. Spencer Gosch’s House Bill 1216, his recycled cap on out-of-state…