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,…
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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…
If Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Austin/Aberdeen makes it back from his Texas vacation in time for Senate State Affairs this morning, he’ll hear six measures, only…
Update 2019.02.04 05:33 CST: I wrote this post on Tuesday night, January 29, when Novstrup had missed two days of Session for his Texas trip.…
Here’s the last video dump from Saturday’s Aberdeen crackerbarrel: Asked by local economic development honcho Mike Bockorny if South Dakota would catch up with its…
Kayla Weis asked a question at Saturday’s crackerbarrel here in Aberdeen. Funny: you’d think that being married to a legislator would give her more than…
Why did Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) praise rookie Representative Kaleb Weis (R-2?Aberdeen) but ridicule his District 3 counterpart rookie Representative Carl Perry (R-3/Aberdeen) at Saturday’s…
Oh, that wacky goofus Speaker Steve Haugaard! The Sioux Falls Republican thought he’d use his new power to punish Municipal League lobbyist Yvonne Taylor for…
The winning wonk at yesterday’s Aberdeen crackerbarrel was rookie Representative Carl Perry (R-3/Aberdeen). The new guy used his 5:48 opening speech to cite nine different…
Remember this flyer from the 2018 campaign? Transparent, the flyer for incumbent District 3 legislators Al Novstrup and Drew Dennert and the aspiring Carl Perry…