I keep hearing this word “compromise” to describe the nonmeandered waters* legislation for which the Governor is convening the Legislature in special session Monday. But the…
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Legislators, assemble! Governor Dennis Daugaard has called a special session of the South Dakota Legislature on Monday, June 12 (that’s next week!) to discuss who…
The Legislature’s Initiative and Referendum Task Force will meet for two days week after next. Friends of democracy, clear your calendars for Day Two. On…
The Legislature’s nonmeandered waters task force approved draft legislation yesterday to resolve the issue of public access to recently formed lakes that lie over privately owned…
I’m listening to the interim nonmeandered waters committee meeting from the Capitol via SDPB this morning. I notice that the agenda includes eight draft bills (including the…
Hey, legislators? Do you really want to call a special session to deal with water issues? Then how about dealing with the scourge of wet wipes clogging our…
When you get back from fishing this weekend, there will be meetings on both sides of the state to discuss the nonmeandered waters issue. Ken Santema, who…
So for the last few years (and still today!), South Dakota has had the opportunity to expand Medicaid to provide health coverage to 50,000 South Dakotans…
Alan Greenblatt of Governing hasn’t forgotten our Legislature’s brazen repeal of Initiated Measure 22. Greenblatt includes South Dakota in a new essay listing states where democratic norms are under attack:…
I have previously lamented the Legislature’s failure to include ballot measure organizers on the Initiative and Referendum Task Force that they created with House Bill 1141. Of fifteen members, only…