Saw this call for protest is making the rounds on Facebook today, where s group is calling for a “Read-In” protest before this evening’s school board meeting. This follows a previous call to action, as noted in my August 25th post, where I noted this flyer was making the rounds. Basically, the big deal is […]
Government Overreach at Its Worst By Sen. John Thune The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) already knows how much money you make. And now, it wants to know exactly how you spend it. Washington Democrats are attempting to fund part of their reckless tax-and-spending spree through a new proposal that would increase funding to the IRS […]
Senate Bill 54, The bill to prevent nanny-state advocates at the municipal level from attacking local businesses by banning plastic straws and bags was reconsidered, and found new advocates as it moved forward in the House after Senate passage, and is now headed for the Governor’s Desk: During reconsideration, Post said there were some misconceptions […]
Janel Brekke, recently elected to the Sioux Falls City Council is trying to gin up the nanny-staters in Sioux Falls to take over the role of state lawmakers because – by gosh – they’re not tough as she’d like on the use of handheld devices in cars, and she wants to ban people holding phones […]
South Dakota has a bill – HB1250 – up for approval in the State Legislature to raise the age for the legal purchase of tobacco from 18-21, which unfortunately has passed out of committee and is headed to the House floor. What should happen to it on the House floor is what happened to it […]
The Indivisible Group out of Rapid City seems to be trying to nominate themselves as maintaining the longest sustained outrage of any liberal group in the state. In recent weeks, they’ve been yowling on about Rapid City Republicans sponsoring events that they have an interest in, particularly the Family Heritage Alliance, because apparently they think […]
I don’t think I’m telling you anything you don’t know if I note that I think a lot of Governor Daugaard, and believe him to be a good an decent person. But, I’m truly, truly disappointed in him for a statement he made this past week. South Dakota will be fine without payday lenders that […]
As the 2016 draws down to a close, I’ve been writing more and more about the Ballot Measures, as people are busy going back and forth on how to vote on them; whether to vote a blanket NO as I’ve seen both Republicans and Democrats advocate on social media. I’ve pondered what to write on […]
I can’t imagine it’s much fun to be Representative Lynne Hix-DiSanto lately. Because if you take a look at this morning’s Rapid City Journal, and her public facebook page, to say she’s taking a beating on the controversial House Bill 1076 is an understatement. Aside from my own guest column in opposition to the big-government […]
Sometimes people of good conscience have to agree that they’re going to disagree. This is one of those times: At least 42 states regulate indoor tanning for minors. Thirteen states, including Minnesota, ban the use of ultraviolet tanning devices by anyone under age 18. If one lawmaker has his way, South Dakota will be the […]