One thing our new Secretary of State Steve Barnett can get to work on on his first day in that lovely office is fixing the…
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Ever the Constitution hawks, Sen. Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton) and Rep. Drew Dennert (R-3/Aberdeen) rush to push South Dakota law beyond the envelope of a new…
Dennis Daugaard appointed 18 legislators to vacancies in eight years. He didn’t get to make his first appointment until November of his first year in…
Governing has named Former Denver city and county elections director Amber McReynolds one of its 2018 Public Officials of the Year for her efforts to…
The surge in numerical voter turnout that appears to have been driven by the excitement generated by Billie Sutton’s failed campaign has one downside (for…
Yesterday the Arizona Secretary of State placed on the ballot a new initiative to raise state income tax on folks making more than $250K a…
We will not get to vote on a prescription drug price cap this fall. On Monday afternoon, Judge Patricia Devaney ruled that the petition for…
Petition law mattered to the state when the Attorney General wanted to nail Annette Bosworth and Chad Haber. But two lawsuits this summer have the…
Lori Walsh is bringing a major improvement to South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s coverage of Legislative races. In the past, SDPB did canned videos for YouTube…
I should be happy: Democrats Bill Adamson and Zach Kovach have survived a court challenge to their petitions and will remain on the District 7…