The proliferation of secret hoghouse bills that were among the items spurring Governor Noem to strike up the band-castrator is also bugging House Majority Leader Lee…
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Remember how Speaker Steven Haugaard was trumpeting his desire for a stronger Legislature? Governor Kristi Noem is having none of it: By all accounts, Noem…
Lobbyist and lawyer Matt McCaulley may not have remained in state government after his service on Kristi Noem’s transition team, but he’s still working on…
Rookie Representative Kaleb Weis’s (R-2/Aberdeen) legislation distinguishes him as both trivially ignorant and sinisterly fascist. Are any other rookies doing as poorly as Kaleb at…
Last year a few cranky conservatives pitched an absurd, reactionary bill seeking to forbid teaching the kids the difference between boys and girls. Senate Education…
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…
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…