Here’s a quick rundown of bills you should ask your legislators to kill when they get back to work on Tuesday (or, maybe for Al…
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The funniest thing said at Saturday’s crackerbarrel was the first thing said: “We’re hard at it,” said Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen), who showed up for…
Here’s an amendment I wouldn’t mind seeing submitted to the voters for discussion: House Joint Resolution 1001 would submit for our approval an amendment to Article…
Rookie Representative Kaleb Weis can’t even remember what district he’s from, let alone what big bills he’s pushing: Offered five minutes of opening remarks to…
The biggest disappointment of today’s crackerbarrel was rookie Representative Tamara St. John (R-1/Sisseton). Introducing herself as a historian and tourism advocate, as she did at…
Yesterday was the last day any new bill could be placed in the Legislative hopper. The bill count stands at 272 in the House and…
Can legislators shoot advertisements soliciting donations for lobbyists at the Capitol? Representative Tom Pischke (R-25/Dell Rapids) thinks so. At 1:26 in this public Facebook video,…
No wonder Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) needed a vacation: he was all sad about losing his chance to shut out voters and extend his term…