South Dakota does love litigation. This Session, at the behest of the Governor, the South Dakota Retailers Association, and the state Chamber of Commerce, our…
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Rep. Dennis Feickert (D-1/Aberdeen) and Senator Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) spoke yesterday at a packed Brown County Democratic Forum. Both men discussed the 2016 Legislative Session. School Funding: Rep. Feickert…
KELO-TV reports that store owners face a “learning curve” in implementing the half-penny increase in the state sales tax coming June 1: “I don’t know how that’s…
Senator David Novstrup established for absolute certain today that he won’t run against me for his District 3 Senate seat. He was appointed errand boy…
The South Dakota Legislature is struggling to pass an extra half-penny sales tax to fund teacher pay, but they’re having no trouble moving a bill to challenge…
Senate Appropriations approved House Bill 1182, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s extra half-ercentage point sales tax to fund competitive teacher pay, in a 7–2 vote this morning. The two nays came from two…
On its second try, the South Dakota House today approved House Bill 1182, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s funding mechanism for increasing teacher pay. The vote was 47–21,…
The South Dakota House of Representatives just rejected House Bill 1182, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s 0.5 percentage-point sales tax increase to fund increased teacher pay. Here’s the roll…