On one important issue, Rep. Scott Craig (R-33/Rapid City) chose decency and good sense over politically motivated fear-mongering. The Rapid City Republican had introduced House Bill 1158,…
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I am officially reaching the old-man stage. When I turn on pop radio, the new “songs” they play to get kids to buy stuff sound like angry,…
Majority Leader Brian Gosch (R-32/Rapid City) launched a slightly more subtle attack on House Bill 1182 this afternoon. Before the Stalzer Stall, but right after his…
Teachers and administrators came from all around South Dakota today to watch the House of Representatives debate House Bill 1182, the Governor’s inferior (but preferable to…
Remember the stealth voucher bill Senator Phyllis Heineman (R-13/Sioux Falls) offered last year? That plan to launder public dollars to support parochial schools passed the Senate but narrowly failed in the House…
House Bill 1182, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s half-penny sales tax increase to fund teacher pay raises, goes to the full House today for debate. Among the numerous…
The Brown County Democrats are hosting the District 1 delegation in their second Front Porch Conversation Event this Thursday evening, 7:30 p.m., at the Aberdeen Americinn:…
Is Rep. Kris Langer (R-25/Dell Rapids) the latest dupe for the payday lenders? Her House Bill 1161 sure makes her look like one. HB 1161 is a 45-section…
An attentive reader goes looking for his state legislator’s address. A denizen of District 13, Attentive Reader finds he is represented by The Next Governor of the Great…
Senator Corey Brown (R-23/Gettysburg) wants to spend $100,000 of your tax dollars on a submarine. Senate Bill 114 seeks $100,000 to support the commissioning of the U.S. Navy’s next fast-attack…