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…
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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…
Tomorrow isn’t just Veto Day in Pierre; at least four committees will meet: GOAC will convene at 8:30 a.m. in Room 362, before the scheduled Senate session…
I’m hearing from a Legislative source that Governor Dennis Daugaard has given the Legislature five bills to work on on Veto Day Monday: Senate Bill…
Rep. David Johnson (R-33/Rapid City) has apparently decided he’s apologized enough for whatever cross words he aimed at Rep. Lynne DiSanto (R-35/Rapid City). On Monday,…
Candidates, committees, and donors don’t have to worry too much about changes in South Dakota’s campaign finance laws. The South Dakota Legislature considered eleven bills…
District 14 Republicans may have primaries in both their Senate and House races. Attorney and former House member R. Shawn Tornow today took out a…
I don’t know about the rest of you, but the Legislative districts criss-crossing Brown County are fielding full slates of Democrats. District 1, one of…
Governing notices that teachers are running for elected office around the country. We teachers have job skills that make us pretty good candidates: “You’re always…