Senator Reynold Nesiba (D-15/Sioux Falls) offered the bright idea yesterday that, instead of sitting around waiting to see what Congress might do about the deadline…
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I wholeheartedly support Speaker Steven Haugaard (R-10/Sioux Falls) in his bid to reassert the Legislature’s coequal status in South Dakota government by calling for a…
Governor Kristi Noem reaffirmed yesterday that she probably won’t call the Legislature into a special session to adjust the budget for coronavirus and recession. At…
Lee Strubinger asked Governor Kristi Noem yesterday if she’s thinking about calling a special session of the Legislature to address the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Noem…
The Legislative Research Council has posted the three bills Governor Dennis Daugaard wants passed at the September 12 Special Session. They aren’t in nice neat…
We don’t have bills yet, but we have a rough outline of three proposals for the September 12 Special Session and the procedure by which…
Democrats are helping Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard tamp down any election-season concerns about the increase in tax collections the Governor has called on legislators to…
The Special Session is getting bigger! Governor Dennis Daugaard has decided that, while the Legislature is taking more sales tax from South Dakotans, it should…
I’m having a lot of fun pointing out that our Republican Governor is asking Republican legislators to vote to collect more sales tax from South…
Republican legislators and candidates had until last Wednesday, August 8, to submit their loyalty pledges to House and Senate GOP leadership. The pledge requires that…