Senate Bill 69, the big bill in the petition reform package that moves petition circulation up a month to run from December 1 to the last Tuesday in February, was deferred again Friday in Senate State Affairs. Recall that on…
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The Senate State Affairs Committee heard concerns from the American Civil Liberties Union this morning that the petition reform legislation working its way through Pierre may need some changes to protect ballot access for new political parties. In testimony on…
I told the Miller School District in May that their decision to allow the Gideons to distribute Bibles to fifth graders was unconstitutional. And the Miller School District listened! Actually, they listened to the American Civil Liberties Union, which sent…
Leading the fight against abuses of South Dakota's foster care system is the American Civil Liberties Union, which is helping the Oglala and Rosebud Sioux tribes fight state officials who have been removing children from American Indian homes without sufficient…
In October 2011, NPR published a scathing critique of South Dakota's treatment of Indian foster children and compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act. The South Dakota Legislature declined again this February to do anything about the problems NPR spotlighted.…
South Dakota has the same crime rate as surrounding states but a higher incarceration rate. Betty Olson and Scott Craig probably think the solution is to hand out more guns. The American Civil Liberties Union and South Dakota Families First…
Since Secretary of State Jason Gant can't do his job right, the American Civil Liberties Union and League of Women Voters are working to fill his gaps. After advocating a new law this year to disenfranchise convicted felons who get…
This news should grate Pastor Hickey's cheese: Tiffany Campbell is back defending South Dakotans constitutional rights! Campbell played an important role in defeating the last unconstitutional abortion ban to make the South Dakota ballot back in 2008. Now she's on…