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“Texting Freedom”: Madison Man Kills Minnesota Mom

On Monday, Pat Powers bemoaned the loss of his "texting freedom" as South Dakota inched toward common sense in enacting its ban on texting while driving. Christopher Weber of Madison shows us what "texting freedom" really means: One minute Christopher…

Mitchell Yielding to State Texting Ban on Spurious Legal-Cost Argument

The statewide texting-while-driving ban passed by our Legislature this year is inspiring Mitchell to repeal its local ordinance on electronically distracted driving. The new state law makes texting while driving a secondary offense, meaning troopers can't pull you over for…

Democracy at Work: SDLeg Revives Statewide Texting Ban, Respects Local Control

The South Dakota Legislature listens to constituents, respects local control, and sends a message that texting while driving is irresponsible, dangerous behavior. What's not to like? David Montgomery reports that, after declaring failure just a couple days ago, legislators have…

HB 1177 Hoghoused into Texting-Driving Ban, Still Stifles Local Control

House Judiciary hoghoused HB 1177, the distracted driving bill this week. Legislators kept the "We're not really Republicans!" part about trumping local control with state authority: HB 1177 now deems the Legislature "the exclusive regulator of all matters relating to…

HB 1177: Republicans Strip Local Governments of Road Safety Authority

Have we killed the "Republicans support local control" lie yet? If not, see House Bill 1177, in which a herd of Republican legislators attempt to stamp their casual attitude toward highway safety on every local government in South Dakota. HB…