Patrick Lalley and I “engaged in some energetic and entertaining conversation” on KSOO yesterday about the Legislature! Lalley also spoke with cyclist extraordinaire Michael Christensen about…
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We can’t make a final count of candidates and primaries yet; the Secretary of State’s office still needs to process petitions that slid through her…
I don’t know what the story is in District 33, but I’m sure there is one. Looking just at the Republican side of the ticket,…
Gack—Kaleb Weis is in! According to the Secretary of State’s official candidate list, the dour, Trumpist Aberdeen Republican filed yesterday to run for House in…
I didn’t drive to Pierre through slush and slop (my red Beetle is currently brown!) just to hear the Executive Board defy its own ranked…
The Legislature may understand ranked choice voting, but that doesn’t mean they follow it. The Legislative Executive Board this afternoon passed over the top vote-getting…
Nobody overrides Dennis Daugaard’s vetoes. Not this year. The South Dakota Legislature convened this morning to consider three gubernatorial vetoes issued Friday. None of the…
Senator Billie Sutton tried to throw a minor monkey wrench into the proceedings of the Senate on Veto Day this morning. After the Senate failed…
Term-limited Rep. Jim Schaefer (R-26B/Kennebec) is stepping away from the Legislature (he’s leaving challenging incumbent Democratic Senator Troy Heinert to Republican Joel Koskan). Stepping into…
Fans of ranked choice voting, take note: the South Dakota Legislature uses ranked choice voting! As I mentioned earlier, the Legislature’s Executive Board will meet…