In the latest petition certification, Secretary of State Monae Johnson has added independent candidate Evangeline Poor Bear to the November ballot for District 27 House.…
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While I was looking at the Libertarian voter registration figures, it struck me that their one Legislative candidate doesn’t even come from the Libertarians’ strongest…
Eight independent candidates have stood up to give voters in five more districts choices in November. In District 8, Clint Hoyer of Winfred has entered…
The South Dakota Democratic Party tried to get ahead of light candidate recruitment by spinning a line about contesting lots of Legislative districts. But the…
Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) defends his lazy reliance on artificial intelligence for his Legislative work by saying reciting robot text is just like going to…
Update 17:03 CDT: Between breakfast and close of business today, Secretary of State Monae Johnson added four Democratic candidates to the official list! I am…
In one small sign of hope for the Legislature, three right-wing Republican incumbent Representatives have withdrawn from their House races. According to the Secretary of…
Radical right-wing Freedom Caucus member and Representative Tina Mulally (R-35/Rapid City) made a farewell speech on the House floor on Tuesday, March 10. (Rep. Mulally’s…
The South Dakota Democratic Party announced last week that it has fielded candidates in 83% of South Dakota’s Legislative districts. 83% of 35 districts is…
Now for some statistical Legis-trivia: The 2026 Legislature passed 241 bills (just bills, not resolutions), 42.2% of the 571 bills filed. Only one has been…