I've been hard on Steve Sibson over the past few months. I kicked him out of my comment section when he started to sound obsessed with turning every discussion into a personal attack. Brief conspiracy theory: Maybe Koch Industries hands…
Posts tagged as “state legislature”
SDPB's Dakota Midday yesterday featured a conversation with state GOP exec Lucas Lentsch and Dems exec Ben Nesselhuf. Mr. Kurtz found the interview...well, one-sided. I also found cause for grief. Lentsch said that Republicans heard the voters telling them in…
A little post-game on Governor Daugaard's State of the State Address, courtesy of SDPB: Rep. Bernie Hunhoff says he was pleased with the speech: "straightforward... not a lot of gamesmanship." He does question the REDI fund boost, saying availability of…
As we wait for John Boehner and the GOP to decide it's o.k. to resume yelling about socialism and the "total destruction of our constitutional republic" that they must undo by repealing health insurance reform, the South Dakota Legislature faces…
I assumed lying to cops was bad, but AG Jackley wants to make it a crime. At his recommendation, the Judiciary Committee is floating Senate Bill 29 This bill would slap a Class 1 misdemeanor (that's the hard one: up…
Our new Governor and most legislators say they won't raise taxes to cover South Dakota's budget shortfall. But the Legislative hopper is collecting a number of bills that would raise revenues by other means. House Bill 1016 amends the rules…
Still no really juicy stuff in the Legislative hopper. A few of the new bills that have popped up in the last 24 hours: Senate Bill 17 would take property leased by the Science and Technology Authority for certain purposes…
Senator Russell Olson's (R-8/Wentworth) ascension to Majority Leader has an upside: reporters will ask him more questions, which will mean more scrutiny of his bad policies. Today's example: Senator Olson tells Chet Brokaw how he has rationalized cutting education: Senate…