The Legislative Research Council’s draft Issue Memorandum on Special Sessions notes that we restrict the scope of a Special Session to ensure that the public knows…
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Kristi Noem served in the Legislature for a couple of terms before running off to Washington to play Congress. Does she really not understand how…
Never underestimate the Legislature’s ability to take a mediocre bill and make it worse. Senate Bill 123 seeks to incorporate public comment into the process…
In response to valid concerns that crowded polling places could spread coronavirus, many states sensibly mailed absentee ballots to every voter. South Dakota Secretary of…
Senator Michael Diedrich (R-34/Rapid City) proposes the first initiative-related bill of the 2021 Session I’ve seen that doesn’t attack the initiative process. Senate Bill 123 proposes to add…
For the biggest, meanest, most dangerous attack on initiative in South Dakota, turn to Representative Fred Deutsch’s House Bill 1054, which would price grassroots, volunteer…
The South Dakota Legislature is participating in what we hope is a winter reflourishing of democracy by expanding opportunities for citizen participation in the Legislature.…
In good news, Americans are standing up for democracy and signing up to work the polls on November 3: A month ago, Ohio Secretary of…
Who’s on the committee the Aberdeen City Council formed Monday to talk about how to ease coronavirus restrictions and reopen the local economy? Business owners,…