After two weeks of work, and with two weeks left to introduce new bills in regular order, the Legislature has thrown 179 bills in the…
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The South Dakota Legislature is participating in what we hope is a winter reflourishing of democracy by expanding opportunities for citizen participation in the Legislature.…
I see two bills so far in which the Legislature is directly addressing coronavirus. Last week I mentioned Senate Bill 3, which would extend an…
Two of my local legislators are firing the next shot in the South Dakota Republican Party’s war against initiative and referendum. Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen)…
After some cruel and reckless pushback from Rep. Steven Haugaard, it sounds like the Legislature will accede to the very sensible health concerns of Rep.…
Representative Linda Duba (D-15/Sioux Falls) is keeping herself and all the Capitol staff safe and setting a good example for all legislators by saying she…
We have our first drops in the Legislative bucket… but there’s nothing in the hopper to get excited about yet. Senate Bill 1 is the…
We may get another go at creating an independent redistricting commission in South Dakota. Leading a coalition of eighteen South Dakota groups, the League of…
There are so few Democrats in the 2021 Legislature—eight Democrats out of 70 House members, three out of 35 Senate members—that they can’t mathematically cover…
Looks like the Governor and several legislators will need to self-isolate for a few days. Senator Helene Duhamel (R-32/Rapid City) tested positive for coronavirus on…