One less drunk in Pierre—Senator Kris Langer (R-25/Dell Rapids) has bailed out of her bid for reëlection: District 25 Sen. Kris Langer (R-Dell Rapids) Tuesday…
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The award for Best Campaign Photo in a Legislative Race (so far) goes to Louise Snodgrass, candidate for District 7 House: That’s not posing; Snodgrass…
Political newcomer Jessica Bahmuller defeated Representative Marty Overweg (R-19/New Holland) in the June 2 District 19 Republican primary by 21 votes… or so we thought.…
Looks like Casey Crabtree will get an early appointment to the Legislature. Not only did Democrats not run anyone against him for the District 8…
Senator Lee Schoenbeck (R-5/Watertown) sweetens my faint pleasure at seeing Republicans police themselves and primary some of their own wingnuts out of office with his…
Long-time Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) says his motto is “Be nice to everyone” and sells his own candidacy by emphasizing the importance of building relationships…
I can rouse some faint pleasure at the defeat of certain Republican yahoos in yesterday’s primary. Faint, faint pleasure. Republican voters chose to replace three…
Sleepy Dayle Hammock can go back to napping in the trees… or working on his sinkhole defense. District 31 voters chose two Republican primary challengers,…
Earlier this month, the Sixth Circuit Court in Pierre reversed Secretary of State Steve Barnett’s rejection of Justyn Hauck’s nominating petition and ordered the Secretary…
Governor Kristi Noem reaffirmed yesterday that she probably won’t call the Legislature into a special session to adjust the budget for coronavirus and recession. At…