South Dakota Republicans’ latest spiteful, uncompassionate, and unconstitutional welfare drug-testing bill is officially in the hopper. House Bill 1076, sponsored by right-wing poster gals Rep. Lynne DiSanto…
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Rep. Lee Schoenbeck (R-5/Watertown) leads a whole bunch of cranky conservatives into battle tomorrow with House Bill 1060, to repeal the South Dakota Board on…
Are the payday lenders now knocking at legislators’ doors? After last night’s odd encounter between a woman claiming to work for North American Title Loan…
Two Bills Aimed at Hartford: SB 64 Clarifies One Councilor One Vote; SB 65 Lets Auditor Block Recall
No sooner do I mention the council chaos in Hartford than two bills pop into the Legislative hopper hoping to clarify how city governments are supposed to…
I said last week that House Bill 1048, which would increase the number of video lottery machines per establish, raise bets and prizes, and let a more-empowered state Lottery Commission keep…
I told them not to do it. The GOP spin blog told them not to do it. But twenty legislators have done it: they have chosen to cave to…
The newest officially filed candidate for Legislature is Travis Lasseter of New Underwood, seeking a District 30 House seat. He gathered some of his signatures at…
Governor Dennis Daugaard is talking like a Democrat, and now Pat Powers is talking sense on multiple issues—have I slipped into an alternative universe? I noted Monday…
At least Rep. Fred Deutsch isn’t slacking off. In a move perhaps intended to ameliorate some veterans’ concerns about last year’s expansion of eligibility for veterans’…
Bob Mercer seems to share my frustration with the apparent slow start to the potentially monumental 2016 Legislative Session. Legislators seem to be slow on submitting bills,…