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…
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Representative 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…
Senator Taffy Howard (R-34/Rapid City) sent me a press release this morning announcing that she and her compatriots on the “No Free Rides Committee” will…
Rick Knobe says he’s qualified but too old and too Sioux Falls to run for Governor: I’m from Sioux Falls. Nobody from Sioux Falls has…