I’m having a lot of fun pointing out that our Republican Governor is asking Republican legislators to vote to collect more sales tax from South…
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Republican legislators and candidates had until last Wednesday, August 8, to submit their loyalty pledges to House and Senate GOP leadership. The pledge requires that…
Tuesday was the deadline for South Dakota candidates to withdraw from the general election. According to the Secretary of State’s online candidate list, a total…
Good thing I footnote-reminded him yesterday! Having called the Legislature into Special Session come September 12 to raise our taxes, Governor Dennis Daugaard remembered that he’d…
I respectfully yield the floor to my fellow Democrat Justin Roemmick, who just released the best campaign District 3 campaign video I’ve seen yet this…
New Board of Regents exec Paul Beran sounds like he’s ready to acquiesce to our cheapskate Legislature and keep the burden for funding higher ed…
Speaking of taxes, my morning Governing newsletter says that supermajority requirements like South Dakota’s don’t really affect tax rates: A total of 14 states impose some kind of…
As part of my campaign for District 3 Senate, I’m hosting monthly public forums on major policy issues facing the South Dakota Legislature. First up:…
On July 11, the Republican Legislative leadership sent out letters to “Current and Future Senate and House Republican Majority Caucus Members” asking that they sign…
For a lawmaker, Rep. Tim Goodwin (R-30/Rapid City) seems distressingly incapable of understanding state law. Alas, so does Secretary of State Shantel Krebs. According to…