Young Democratic activist Oliver Miner would like to add opportunities for young people of any political persuasion to participate in South Dakota democracy. The Eagle…
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Last year Levi Breyfogle submitted two initiated amendments that he’d like to petition on the 2020 ballot. These measures, to outlaw “victimless” crimes and to…
In his excellent essay this week on rioting and South Dakota’s corporate fascism, Dr. David Newquist reminds us that Governor Kristi Noem’s rushed anti-protest bills…
House Joint Resolution 1001 was a tolerable idea, checking excessive Executive power by allowing the Legislature to determine how Legislative vacancies should be filled. A…
The proposal to refer Medicaid expansion to a popular vote in 2020 is just one of six ballot measures the Legislature will consider this week.…
Lobbyist and lawyer Matt McCaulley may not have remained in state government after his service on Kristi Noem’s transition team, but he’s still working on…
Here’s an amendment I wouldn’t mind seeing submitted to the voters for discussion: House Joint Resolution 1001 would submit for our approval an amendment to Article…
Senate Joint Resolution 1, the plot to take away more of your voice and let legislators sit in Pierre for four years at a stretch,…
The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office is using Marsy’s Law to keep the public from learning which of its deputies shot and killed 19-year-old Matthew John…
My conversation yesterday with Senator Jim Bolin (R-16/Canton) about foundational governing principles led me to review our state constitution. My reading reminded me of what…