I’ve expressed my tepid “better-than-nothing” support for two Republican bills today. Now let’s turn to a Republican bill that needs to be killed: House Bill 1130,…
Tag: participation
Here’s one more reason I’m glad not to have to support Mike Huether for public office in 2018. In vetoing a requirement to record public meetings of unelected city boards…
Jerry Apa says Game Fish and Parks isn’t taking public input on the proposal to turn Spearfish Canyon into a state park. Game Fish and Parks…
Saturday brings two meetings for South Dakotans interested in people power. New Approach South Dakota and six other groups are hosting their meetings on their…
Last year, the Legislature passed Lee Schoenbeck’s proposal to to require public bodies to post their meeting notices and agendae at leas two days prior to their…
J.J. Perry reports a strange trend in participatory democracy—fewer letters to the editor in 2016: This year, 280 Public Voice letters, guest columns and thank you letters were published in…
An eager reader shares filmmaker Michael Moore’s latest post on how to resist tyranny. Moore recommends five specific actions: “Make your presence known” by telling…
Sheldon Osborn, organizer of Drinking Liberally Sioux Falls, appreciates the discussion you commenters generated from the South Dacola report on last Saturday’s South Dakota Democratic…
Hey, Democrats! Your party wants to hear you! When we all get over our Thanksgiving stuffing and shopping hangovers (remember, it’s not the tryptophan!), the South…