The release of the names of House members who voted to hold a special session on impeachment last night by Senate President Pro Tempore Lee Schoenbeck is sure to be a point of contention among legislative leadership.. but it may not stop lawsuits directed at the Speaker and Legislative Research Council leadership.
“I don’t want to waste taxpayer money on this,” Schoenbeck said Friday, referring to ongoing litigation between the Argus Leader, Gosch and Reed Holwegner, the Legislature’s head record keeper.
However, the release of the petitions might not be enough to stave off a lawsuit. Holwegner in September denied a request for petitions related to previous special sessions called by the Legislature, including special sessions on redistricting in 2011 and 2021, and the Argus Leader continues to argue transparency regarding special session petitions should not be subject to the discretion of any individual lawmaker.
The decision whether to pay to defend Gosch in these lawsuits may be put to the legislature’s executive board. And that vote could potentially not be a sure thing.
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Why is it that elected officials in government want to hide so much from South Dakota voters/taxpayers. Throw a D behind Gosch and place him in the Illinois legislature. Thank you Lee! Well done!
What does a D have to do with hiding the names. Where there any Democrats that supported Gosh in keeping the names secret?
Perhaps next time the House should elect a speaker who doesn’t get them into dumb lawsuits in the first place.
Perhaps next time the House should elect a speaker who doesn’t get them into dumb lawsuits in the first place.
Or a Governor that doesn’t get the state into dumb lawsuits.
Relax with the negative comments! Speaker Gosch has high integrity & character!
He would fit right in with the Illinois Democrat legislature trying to pull another stunt like this.
A positive recommendation towards another legislator from Mr. Perry is like the Detroit Lions talking about how great the NY Jets are… Sure Mr. Gosch is certainly great by comparison to Mr. Perry; but not by the overall standard of their peers.
Not when it comes to being transparent.
SPOILER ALERT—this is all just an effort to push Gosch out and put Dean Wink in so the Governor has more control of the house and not get those pesky conservative bills that she has to veto and make her look bad
Like introducing a bill to repeal Gay Marriage?
Didn’t Gosch stand up against Noem on the transgender sports bill? I commend him for that, but come on man, don’t worry about what your buddies want on not listing the names. Just do it next time. Listen to the people not your party than you won’t get sued. Thanks Argus Leader.