Senator Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) got the Senate to advance his watershed management plan yesterday. Senate Bill 2, while significantly watered down, is a positive step toward dealing with drainage and other water quality issues in South Dakota. In its baby-steps…
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Four bills aimed at reducing or eliminating the use of the death penalty in South Dakota await our Legislature's attention: Senate Bill 121 would repeal the death penalty in all future cases. SB 122 would continge issuance of a death…
Who says South Dakota's primary is an afterthought? The Washington insiders at National Journal: If Democrats fall a seat short of holding the Senate, there will be a lot of second-guessing on the one race that never materialized but should…
Can I get a break from my own party? To stop Republicans from destroying public schools and privatizing education, we need to make the case that public education is a common obligation, not a fee for service. And then Democratic…
Ink blot time: the New York Times takes a look at South Dakota politics and we Democrats' tussle over just how liberal we dare be in a conservative state. Pat Powers sees confirmation of his tired propaganda that Rick Weiland…
That's my party! The South Dakota Democratic Party is learning to own its brand. They are embracing the Affordable Care Act. They are making acceptance of the ACA's Medicaid expansion a legislative priority. And they are putting Senator Angie Buhl…
For better or for worse, expect the South Dakota Legislature to get big-time busy this week. Some juicy morsels coming from the kitchen: Senator Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) should be dropping his pipeline bonding bill in the hopper any day now.…
The peanut gallery offers numerous nutty suggestions for the seat Commissioner Steve Kolbeck is abdicating on the Public Utilities Commission June 17. Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard gets to pick a replacement for the only Democrat in statewide elected office (besides…