In another blow to people power, the House voted 53–14 Monday to pass Senate Bill 59. This attack on our ability to make laws through initiative moves the…
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A couple weeks ago, Senator Stace Nelson [R-19/Fulton] and eleven Legislative colleagues raised a stink about carcass bills and vote-trading. In a Valentine’s Day letter to Marty Jackley, Nelson…
What do Trumpy men like Neal Tapio and Al Novstrup have in common with Osama bin Laden and radicalized Muslims? This is not a joke. This…
My District 3 Senator, Al Novstrup, spoke lengthily during the campaign about how his warm and fuzzy relationships with his fellow legislators would help him get things done in…
Representative Don Haggar (R-10/Sioux Falls) has made his effort to get legislators in the way of the people’s right to initiate laws a little better, but not…
Dakota Free Press hits the airwaves again tomorrow! The Greg Belfrage Show has invited me to come on air Friday morning after 8:30 to talk about…
The Legislature has nine bills revising concealed pistol laws. Nine. Most seek to make it easier to sneak around with heat: House Bill 1072: repeal permit requirement, allow children…
Hey, Teen Republicans! HS Democrats! Want a project to work on together? Read on…. Out of 388 bills, Governor Daugaard has signed 39 bills, and another 14 are…