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Posts tagged as “equality”

Six Same-Sex Couples Sue South Dakota for Right to Marry

We're going to court. We, all South Dakotans, will pay taxes to pay Marty Jackley to go to court and tell six same-sex couples (and all their compadres rooting for them around the state), "Your love ain't right." I'd rather…

Hausman to Dems: Campaign for Youth on Student Debt, Gay Rights…

...and do it with apps! Cody Hausman spoke to the Sioux Falls Democratic Forum last Friday on behalf of his generation. The son of Brandon City Councilwoman and 2012 District 9 House candidate Jo Hausman discussed how Democrats (and any…

Tieszen Speaks for Equality at Rapid City Gay Rights Rally

Bro-hug for Senator Craig Tieszen, speaking up for LGBT equality! A rally for gay rights Friday night in downtown Rapid City included a speaker not often heard at such gatherings — a Republican lawmaker. Sen. Craig Tieszen, R-Rapid City, was…

Sioux Falls Not Watching Open-Enrollment Demographics for Inequality

In the Heads in the Sand Department, the Sioux Falls School District is not tracking demographics among its open-enrolling students to check for trends toward racial or income inequalities in student populations at its schools: Superintendent Pam Homan said she…

IMF: Lowering Income Inequality Doesn’t Hamper Growth

Redistribution, please: So does reducing inequality through redistribution hurt economic growth? Not according to two landmark studies by economists at the International Monetary Fund, which is hardly a leftist organization. The first study looked at the historical relationship between inequality…

Senate Judiciary Kills SB 128; Gays Want Spaghetti, Not Standing Ovations

Senate Bill 128 just died in the Senate Judiciary Committee, for most of the right reasons. SB 128 is the anti-gay legislation proposed by Senator Phil Jensen (R-33/Rapid City) to protect businesses from lawsuits over discrimination against gay, lesbian, and…