Speaker of the House G. Mark Mickelson (R-13/Sioux Falls) is a funny guy. The Legislature’s 2017 Interim Study Survey included a comment section where Speaker Mickelson submitted this…
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The Legislature’s Executive Board meets Tuesday in Pierre to pick its interim study topics. LRC hasn’t done us the favor of posting the topics the committee will…
In a April 6, 2017, letter, 20 legislators led by Representative Elizabeth May (R-27/Kyle) ask their colleagues on the Government Audit and Operations Committee to hold public…
Whoo-hoo! KSDN Radio posts Don Briscoe’s interview with me about the 2017 Legislative Session! We also discuss some upcoming ballot measures and even talk a little…
Just home from the Capitol, Representative Drew Dennert sat down this evening with Dakota Free Press to talk about Veto Day. The freshman Republican and I talk…
The House has failed to override Governor Dennis Daugaard’s vetoes of House Bill 1149, the Democratic tax cut rejected by Republican budget hawks; HB 1156,…
The National Rifle Association’s PAC is pushing South Dakota legislators to override Governor Dennis Daugaard’s veto of House Bill 1072, Rep. Lynne DiSanto’s proposal to…
Initiated Measure 22 ran 70 sections, 15,388 words, but achieved all of its main campaign finance reforms (not counting Democracy Credits and the ethics commission)…
While trying to sort out the chaos wrought by the Legislature’s repeal of Initiated Measure 22 and its subsequent multipronged tinkerings, I just discovered a…
South Dakota to Spend 0.73% Less in FY2018… and Some Education Funding Notes! Senator Stace Nelson is already cranky about the state budget. This fun…