The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce must expect all of the action in the 2016 Legislature to happen in the last third of the Session. The Chamber’s Governmental Affairs…
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Shannon Marvel has a new (paywalled) article online for the Aberdeen American News (sure to hit Friday’s print edition) about the staff shortage at the South Dakota…
Thirty more bills dropped into the Legislative hopper today (House leads Senate on prefiled bills, 24 to 23). Brought by Rep. Don Haggar (R-10/Sioux Falls) on…
Senator Jeff Monroe (R-24/Pierre) thinks increasing teacher pay to address the number-one crisis in K-12 education, the teacher shortage, is dead on arrival. But he thinks the…
Senator Craig Tieszen (R-34/Rapid City) wants to make it harder for non-residents to vote in local elections. Senator Jeff Monroe (R-24/Pierre) wants to make it…
The latest Dakota Free Press poll finds strong support for tax reform in South Dakota. I offered you ten proposals that came up in our discussion of…
NEW: Legislative Tracker! Ever wonder how to keep track of what we’ve said and where we stand on the hundreds of bills that come before…
Why didn’t Jason Gant think of this? Secretary of State Shantel Krebs sends House Bill 1009 to the Local Government committee for the Legislature’s consideration. HB…
As promised, the latest Dakota Free Press poll asks you, dear readers, to vote on proposals you’d like the South Dakota Legislature to pass in 2016. I offer…
Hail, South Dakota, a great state of the land! Cronyism, secrets, and tax-dodging—that’s what makes her grand! That song came to mind the last time…