Whether you’re heading to today’s crackerbarrels with curiosity or protest signs, you should be ready to ask your legislators questions. Some may want to ask about votes…
Tag: teacher pay
The South Dakota House of Representatives just rejected House Bill 1182, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s 0.5 percentage-point sales tax increase to fund increased teacher pay. Here’s the roll…
Want some numerical nitty-gritty to go with your debate over House Bill 1182 today? Check out this chart showing the average teacher pay in every South…
As we head toward a second day of possibly enlightening but likely truncated floor debate on House Bill 1182, Governor Dennis Daugaard’s sales tax hike to fund…
The District 1 delegation offered Aberdeen residents their first Legislative crackerbarrel of the year at a “Front Porch Conversation” hosted by the Brown County Democrats…
My post last week attempting to explain the new Blue Ribbon K-12 funding formula proposed by Governor Daugaard in Senate Bill 131 drew plenty fire from folks…
I could have told Rep. Jim Stalzer (R-11/Sioux Falls) that he didn’t need the long weekend to read Rep. Jeff Partridge’s (R-34/Rapid City) proposed Internet sales…
The Mid-Central Educational Cooperative included discussion of House Bill 1182, the Governor’s sales tax increase for teacher pay, on its regular meeting agenda yesterday. Among the…
Rep. Jim Stalzer (R-11/Sioux Falls) is feeling the heat for leading the Republican stalling of the Governor’s sales tax plan to fund teacher pay increases. After…
Majority Leader Brian Gosch (R-32/Rapid City) launched a slightly more subtle attack on House Bill 1182 this afternoon. Before the Stalzer Stall, but right after his…