Update: We still haven't passed a state budget. Mandy at DakotaWomen reports that our legislators are running scared from Rep. Phil Jensen's major screw-up of HB 1171, the now nationally known "shoot the doc" abortion bill. HB 1171 started as…
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As expected, the House Commerce and Energy Committee stood in favor of abusive lending practices Wednesday and killed HB 1223 and 1224, the anti-usury bills proposed by Pastor and Representative Steve Hickey (R-9/Sioux Falls). The bankers and loans sharks rolled…
Credit to Father Tim for first coverage on the usury battle! I had my worries about Pastor Steve Hickey's ascension to the Legislature. His fervent spiritual opposition to abortion has led me to believe he might go to the Legislature…
While I wait for the really juicy bills to pop into the hopper in Pierre, I note with mild interest that our own freshwoman State Representative Patricia Stricherz (R-8/Winfred) has been assigned to two committees: Education and Health and Human…