House State Affairs took Senate Bill 176 to the hoghouse this morning. Evidently getting the message that even his Republican majority wasn’t going to trust…
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Coming up in House State Affairs this hour is Senate Bill 176, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s attempt to grab the authority to declare martial law for six months in a…
Every now and then, my truly conservative District 3 legislators talk sense. Representative Dan Kaiser and rookie Rep. Drew Dennert both appear to agree with…
…like how the telescreens and Room 101 are for your own good, Winston Smith. Greg Belfrage and I capped our interview this morning with a…
Got some political ants in your pants? Three events this week offer you a chance to scratch that itch. Tomorrow (Monday!) at noon to 1 p.m.Mountain,…
Last week Rep. Tim Goodwin withdrew his offensive House Bill 1145, the vague “no-go zone” bill based on Breitbartian Islamophobia. I’m glad to see that bill…
When pressed on the repeal of Initiated Measure 22 at Aberdeen’s crackerbarrel yesterday, our District 2 and 3 legislators often resorted to painting the protestors against repeal vehicle…
The single truest statement of today’s Aberdeen crackerbarrel came from Senator Brock Greenfield (R-2/Clark): Every time someone’s made a comment today that’s anti-Legislature, it’s been…
Rep. Tim Goodwin has shown himself to be a poor reader of law; now the Rapid City Republican shows he’s just as bad at writing…
On the bright side, losing the Senate race means I have time to teach and judge debate. For Scott Parsley, losing his Senate race means…