Oh look! Pat Powers has a new logo for his SDGOP press release blog: The symbols emitting from the (partial, dismembered, objectified) woman’s mouth are *!☆@.…
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Here’s another needless bill from our legislators. The Republican mother-son team of Rep. Lana and Sen. Brock Greenfield offer House Bill 1197, a measure intended…
When is a bill on “intellectual diversity” not really about diversity? When Republicans promote it. House Bill 1087 purports to “promote intellectual diversity at certain…
We’re a Republic, not a Democracy… which Republicans translate as, ‘The less chance you commoners get to vote, the better!” House Majority Leader Lee Qualm…
Tom Cool and Alexandra Frederick didn’t win enough votes to become State Auditor and Secretary of State in the 2018 election. But they won sufficient…
At least four bills in the hopper will interest candidates, campaigners, and their treasurers: Senate Minority Leader Troy Heinert (D-26/Mission) offers Senate Bill 139 in hopes…
Why did Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) praise rookie Representative Kaleb Weis (R-2?Aberdeen) but ridicule his District 3 counterpart rookie Representative Carl Perry (R-3/Aberdeen) at Saturday’s…
“In my small business, we practice nepotism,” said Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) yesterday in defense of Governor Kristi Noem’s hiring of her low-20-something daughter as…
An eager reader asks how much each day of Legislative shenanigans costs us. I’m glad you asked! There appear to be four main budget lines…
On January 10, I published a letter from convicted murderer Shane Bell describing the beginning of a typical day in the Jameson Annex of South…