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Posts tagged as “David Lust”

Lust Invites Nelson, Russell to Caucus; No One Bringing Flowers

The South Dakota House GOP leadership kicked Rep. Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton) and Rep. Lance Russell (R-30/Hot Springs) out of their caucus last session. Nelson incurred their wrath for making Secretary of Agriculture Walt Bones look ignorant and for challenging ethical…

Governor Presses, House Keeps Referred Law 14 on Ballot

...but not without more GOP monkeyshines! Governor Dennis Daugaard appears to have applied the appropriate pressure to his good soldiers in the Legislature. Last Friday, Rep. Brock Greenfield (R-6/Clark) moved to turn SB 170 into a blatant attempt to subvert…

Rep. David Lust’s Selective Data-Driven Decision-Making

I could almost respect Rep. David Lust. Almost: For the second consecutive year, a bill to make texting while driving illegal in South Dakota was shot down in the State Legislature. South Dakota now remains one of only eight states…

Rep. Lust Not Talking about Ethics Violation Allegations

The Mitchell Daily Republic gives press to the serious allegations that the Republcian leadership in the South Dakota House of Representatives violated confidentiality rules of the Legislative Research Council in an effort to surveil and rein in some of its…