Predictably, do-nothing Representative Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) failed to push Senator Sue Peterson’s (R-13/Sioux Falls) Senate Bill 223 through the House Thursday. While I am pleased…
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Republicans hate ballot measures. But last week 30 House Republicans contradicted themselves and voted for more local ballot measures. House Bill 1323 would give local…
Yesterday was a noteworthy day in initiative trivia (initiatrivia?) in that it was not noteworthy. Speaker Jon Hansen and his fellow South Dakota Republicans, who…
Senator Sue Peterson (R-13/Sioux Falls) is acting funny. Even though she’s a Republican, she has put forward two bills that would encourage more democratic participation…
Proving that January is a rotten month for circulating petitions, the drive to refer rezoning for a data center in Sioux Falls to a public…
Conservatives and liberals worked together to kill tax increment financing for the proposed Libertyland theme park/mixed-use development in Rapid City. Voters overturned the city’s promise…
RV Voters Purged? Petitioners working to refer zoning for a data center to a public vote in Sioux Falls learned this week that they need…
Ignore public opinion, get a referendum! The Sioux Falls City Council voted 7–0 Tuesday to rezone about a quarter section of land from agricultural to…
The petition process is near and dear to my heart. Naturally, I notice among Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s 17 proposals for election law changes…
How can I spend all this time talking about a super-bad public-institution-wrecking initiative and not cover the two super-good democracy-boosting initiatives that are worth your…