Hey, eager readers! The latest Madville Times poll asks you this pressing question: How will referring HB 1234 to a public vote affect the chances of passing the extra-penny sales tax? Tax less likely to pass No effect either way…
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As far as I can tell, Mitchell superintendent Joe Graves remains the only semi-practicing educator to have consistently expressed public support for House Bill 1234, Governor Dennis Daugaard's education reform plan. He jumped into the press early with support for…
You don't need a political blog to tell you it's a holiday. But permit me to take a moment between drumsticks to note some reasons (mine and others) for thankfulness. (To those of you who don't like politics at the…
South Dakotans will likely have two meaty ballot measures to vote on one year from now. Ed/med activists yesterday submitted petitions with over 33,850 signatures to place a 1% sales tax increase on the November 2012 statewide ballot. The proposed…
Bob Mercer reports that the National Popular Vote movement is bailing on its effort to put a measure on the South Dakota 2012 ballot to kill the Electoral College. The measure didn't gain much traction in the South Dakota Legislature…
Following our poorly attended municipal and school board election in April, I discovered that Madison's registered voter numbers are inflated by over 1100 voters who don't really live in Madison. Local business MyDakotaAddress.com makes money providing mailbox services to recreational…
South Dakota's 2012 ballot could include a provocative tax proposal. Madison superintendent Vince Schaefer tells the school board that many education and health care groups are preparing a petition drive to put a 1% sales tax up for a public…
House Bill 1141 has been hoghoused from a gentle little bill specifying a timeframe for ballot printing and absentee voting into one of the linchpins of the South Dakota Legislative session. The new bill, as amended by Senator Cooper Garnos…