Pat Powers of the South Dakota Secretary of State's office sends out a press release announcing that paperwork has been filed to begin circulating a statewide referendum petition. The target? House Bill 1230, the corporate welfare fund proposed by Governor…
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Some legislators have been talking referring tax hikes to a public vote. The referendum idea has hit a snag: a 1995 advisory opinion from the South Dakota Supreme Court saying that we can only pass tax increases by two-thirds vote…
The Lake County Commission passed its lengthy zoning ordinance update on Tuesday. Already, county residents are circulating petitions to put the revisions to a vote. An eager reader says my friend and Madison resident Paul Nordaune just came by asking…