The Legislature’s Initiative and Referendum Task Force will meet for two days week after next. Friends of democracy, clear your calendars for Day Two. On…
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Bob Mercer’s report on the Legislative Executive Board’s meeting Monday contains a number of interesting nuggets. First, the Legislature’s Initiative and Referendum Task Force will be…
Here’s a twist: Roxanne Weber and Nicholas Rasmussen of South Dakota Voter Protection did not submit one draft of an initiated constitutional amendment to protect the…
A second initiated amendment is afoot! A new website, SDVoterProtection.info, which appears to have been published just yesterday, says that Roxanne Weber of Pierre and…
Yesterday Represent South Dakota submitted a constitutional amendment to the Legislative Research Council for review. Here’s the full text of that amendment for our review.…
Represent South Dakota is still beating the drum over the Legislature’s arrogant reversal of the voter-approved Initiated Measure 22. The organization assembled a few dozen activists to…
The newest Dakota Free Press Podcast is ready for your earbuds! In this week’s show…: Co-host Spencer Dobson and I express our love for snowplow…
South Dakota took the first full legislative swing of 2017 at homosexuals, atheists, gun owners, folks who sleep in on Sunday morning, and other sinners with…
When House Bill 1141 hit the hopper, I complained that prime sponsor Representative David Lust was picking too many insiders who view ballot measure as…
A key part protecting voters and progressive values from corruption in Pierre (not to mention fascism in the White House) is ballot initiatives. Our Republican…