Former Democratic legislator Quinten Burg questions the folksy aw-shucks-ery we hear from some legislators about their part-time status as lawmakers: Legislators who fully understand their…
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Senator Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton) provides evidence that, whatever corruption may have taken place in the past, Pierre has gotten its act together and will not…
LEAD South Dakota co-founder Carmen Toft went on KSOO yesterday for a good conversation with Patrick Lalley about women in politics and the culture of…
Elect more women, ban free booze—while we wait for those not-entirely-utopian proposals to come to pass, perhaps the Legislature can adopt Samantha Spawn’s simple suggestion…
During its conference call today, the Government Operations and Audit Committee will discuss a sixteen-page draft of its annual report. Discussion of the GEAR UP/Mid-Central…
I’ve been reviewing an updated summary of FY2017 legislator travel reimbursements provided by the Legislative Research Council. This updated list includes “miscellaneous” charges along with transportation,…
Dismantling the abusive patriarchy in Pierre will involve more than any one change in law, legislative rule, or lobbying practice. Even electing all new legislators…
On Monday, Attorney General Marty Jackley appointed former lawman and legislator Gene Abdallah to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Before Abdallah takes that seat,…
The number of women raising concerns about a sexually hostile work environment in the South Dakota Legislature, coupled with the sleazy behavior in which former…
Former legislator Fred Deutsch responded to Dana Ferguson and Megan Raposa’s remarkable, well-sourced report on sexual harassment and the culture of sexism in our Capitol…