Senator Bill Van Gerpen (R-19/Tyndall) delivered the most impassioned remarks on the Senate floor in opposition to House Bill 1182 yesterday (his “Big Stones” speech, beginning around…
Tag: South Dakota
The Anti-Ridiculousness Caucus grows… and has cause to cheer! For Immediate Release: South Dakota Legislative Candidates Praise Veto of Transgender Bathroom Bill Wednesday, March 2, 2016…
The South Dakota Senate voted 25–10 this afternoon to pass House Bill 1182, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s proposal to raise our state sales tax from 4% to 4.5%…
South Dakota won’t get Medicaid expansion from this Legislative Session. We may not get Medicaid expansion this year. Governor Dennis Daugaard held a press conference…
Rep. Lana Greenfield (R-2/Doland) continues to falsely assert that Governor Dennis Daugaard’s teacher pay plan does not direct the money toward teachers: The money generated by the…
Roy Steele blogs about LGBT civil rights from San Francisco under the banner Jive in the 415. Steele grew up in New Jersey, but he has roots…
Yesterday’s edition of the Potter County News offers an interview with Jay Williams, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Williams offers this explanation of why he wants the…
Rep. Isaac Latterell (R-6/Tea) continues to play out his Minuteman fantasies. On Wednesday, he brought his third (see also 2015 and 2014) resolution calling for an Article V Constitutional…
Speaking of rich guys lying to us, Pat Powers trumpets his sponsors the Koch brothers’ latest video trying to keep South Dakota from saving lives and saving money by expanding…
I don’t get Lee Schoenbeck’s mid-Session resignation from the South Dakota House of Representatives. The Watertown Republican crafts an amendment (based on his early forward thinking…