Out-of-State Money Cap Narrowly Passes on Second Vote A funny thing happened Tuesday to Rep. Spencer Gosch’s House Bill 1216, his recycled cap on out-of-state…
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In 2016, Secretary of State Shantel Krebs was able to plow through eight ballot question petitions by February 4. This year, Secretary Krebs has finished reviewing…
Oh look! New revenue targets: The top sheet is the new official guess of how much general fund revenue South Dakota will take in this…
I rarely agree with Rep. Isaac Latterell. But he has made at least one good choice this Session: growing out his beard! The guy on…
Deferral to the 41st Legislative day usually means a bill is dead. House Bill 1007, one of the few reasonable, constructive proposals to come out…
In more evidence that Drew Dennert and I occasionally tune in to the same wavelength, I open a question by saying, “Cow poop,” and our…
At today’s crackerbarrel in Aberdeen, Senator Brock Greenfield professed the Socratic wisdom of the South Dakota Legislature: Local lobbyist Julie Johnson had asked “anybody who…
Last night I noticed that Joint Rule 5-11.1 appears to prevent reconsideration of failed concurrent resolutions. Lieutenant Governor and Senate President Matt Michels says that…
According to Neal Tapio, the following nineteen South Dakota Senators are enemies of the state: Justin Cronin Bob Ewing Jason Frerichs Terri Haverly Troy Heinert…