Rep. Paula Hawks is drinking a lot of coffee. The Democratic candidate for U.S. House worked Flandreau and Madison last night; on Monday, she’ll hold town…
Tag: South Dakota
Remember how last spring Attorney General Marty Jackley said the Legislature wasn’t going far enough to fight corruption? He’s at it again, calling for tougher penalties for…
A nickel last time, a dime this time: the Department of Labor has announced that South Dakota’s minimum wage will rise to $8.65 an hour on January…
A friend forwards me the ballot question recommendations of the women of Democracy in Action in Rapid City. It turns out that, as with NARAL Pro-Choice SD,…
The Watertown Public Opinion and I have our points of disagreement on the ballot measures, but NARAL Pro-Choice South Dakota lines up with me perfectly: (Review…
Maybe newspapers just see the chance to sell more ads during the primary season. The Mitchell Daily Republic has company in endorsing Amendment V, the open non-partisan primary…
Last night I posted Augustana Democrat Spencer O’Hara’s report that members of the Augustana Republicans shouted “Build a wall” and “Lock her up” from their Viking…
Say, that Sioux Falls paper mentioned on Friday that South Dakota ranks third in the nation for accidental shootings involving kids. But don’t expect South…
“Gant Scam Continues!” hoots an eager reader in my inbox. Why, yes, it does. Along with drafting reforms (and a couple deforms) to election and petition law,…
Like Rep. G. Mark Mickelson (R-12/Sioux Falls) and Rep. Elizabeth May (R-27/Kyle) in their opposing statements in the official 2016 ballot question pamphlet, the committee…