With controversy swirling about legislators’ conflicts of interest, Senator Randy Deibert (R-31/Spearfish) decided to get out while the getting was good. No, he’s not leaving…
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Holly Meyer, who once upon a time reported for the Rapid City Journal and now edits global religion news for Associated Press, reminds us that…
This summer, code counsel Justin Goetz of the Legislative Research Council, produced an issue memorandum on the emergency clause for the Legislature’s Executive Board. The…
On July 26, Attorney General Marty Jackley gave Senator Jessica Castleberry (R-35/Rapid City) until yesterday, August 7, to repay the $603,219.79 that she illegally received…
NPR reported on July 28 that transgender rights advocates are fighting bans on transgender medical procedures in nearly half of the 21 states that are trying…
Columnist Dana Hess deems Brian Bengs’s proposed initiated amendment to immunize voter-approved ballot measures from Legislative tinkering for seven years a clumsy and unnecessary measure:…
KWAT’s Mike Tanner got Governor Kristi Noem to talk to him for 20 minutes yesterday. Tanner smartly brought up Summit Carbon Solutions’ invasion of private…
The Legislature’s Executive Board held a quick teleconference this morning to finish its work of booting dedicated marijuana advocates off the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee.…
Brian Bengs, who unsuccessfully ran against John Thune for Senate last year, is proposing an initiative to protect voter-approved ballot measures from Legislative interference. On…