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…
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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,…
Rep. Mike Verchio (R-20/Hill City) has delivered the industrial hemp proposal he promised last fall. House Bill 1054 would create a framework of state and federal background…
The American Civil Liberties Union is expanding its work capacity in South Dakota. The Sioux Falls-baed civil liberties fighters have added Stacey Burnette as administrative coordinator,…
House Majority Leader Brian Gosch (R-32/Rapid City) and Rep. Lee Schoenbeck (R-5/Watertown) are playing word games to hide their lack of political courage and avoid enacting the two…
If Rep. Mark Mickelson were serious about tackling corruption, he’d look at his seatmates and say, “Hey, fellas, really?” Jonathan Ellis finds three Republican legislators—Senator R. Blake Curd…
Rep. Mark Mickelson (R-13/Sioux Falls) is feeling the GEAR UP heat. He must perceive enough rile-up among voters about corruption to move him to propose anti-corruption legislation. Having led…