I voted for Initiated Measure 15, the extra-penny sales tax to fund K-12 education and Medicaid. I'm not deeply enamored with IM15. There are decent arguments against this regressive tax. Whether IM15 passes or not, we will have some serious…
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Excellent! The 2012 Legislative campaign is going exactly as I planned. By placing three significant policy issues on the ballot, we voters have forced legislative candidates to talk about real substantial questions about our priorities in Pierre. Nathan Johnson reports…
Sibby's got to hate going to vote in District 20: the only State House candidates coming close to speaking his language are the Democrats. At a candidates' forum in Mitchell last night, Democratic challengers Dave Mitchell and James Schorzmann both…
I've posted a new column at South Dakota Magazine on Initiated Measure 15. The extra-penny sales tax (or, as Steve Sibson would prefer I label it, the 180-million-dollar tax increase) continues to delay the completion of the ballot sitting on…
The newest Dakota Poll finds that Governor Dennis Daugaard could get three black eyes at the polls next month. The phone survey of 400 likely South Dakota voters, conducted September 29 and 30, finds the Governor's two signature pieces of…
Bob Mercer says the large number of undecided voters on South Dakota's three big ballot measures results from a lack of information. Lack of information? Good grief! The Madville Times alone offers undecideds over 140 articles dealing with Referred Law…
Nielson Brothers Polling has released its final survey results on the three major ballot issues South Dakotans will decide this year. The results from their survey of 762 likely voters are mixed: Yes No Undecided Referred Law 14 (Corporate Welfare)…
Here's why I'm still struggling with Initiated Measure 15. Good people like my friend Matt Groce support adding a percentage point to the state sales tax to increase funding for K-12 education and Medicaid. Opposition to the plan comes from…