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SD Dist 25 State Senate Gen Election: Langer and Barth

SD Dist 25 State Senate Gen Election: Langer and Barth

SD Legislative District 25. Screenshot from LRC website 5/23/16. South Dakota legislative District 25 has  a general election for State Senate. District 25 is an oddly shaped district north of Sioux Falls and NE of Sioux Falls. Towns in this district include Baltic, Brandon, Colton, Dell Rapids, Garretson, Sherman, Sioux Falls, and Valley Springs. The Republican incumbent Sen Scott Fiegen is not…

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A look at Initiated Measure 21, 36% payday lender cap

A look at Initiated Measure 21, 36% payday lender cap

I have completed my posts about the constitutional amendments and referred laws as I look at the ballot questions in the 2016 South Dakota election. Now it is time to look at the initiated measure, of which there are three. First up is Initiated Measure 21 (IM 21). IM 21 would set a 36% interest rate cape on payday loans. This post will look at some of the basics of IM 21. There may be more posts…

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A look at Constitutional Amendment U, no limits to payday loan interest rates

A look at Constitutional Amendment U, no limits to payday loan interest rates

Constitutional Amendment U is up next for the ballot questions in the 2016 South Dakota election. Amendment U is an odd one that says it caps payday loans at 18%; but in reality that 18% cap is only on payday loans without a written agreement. Otherwise the proposed amendment will actually prevent the legislature from capping payday loan interest rates in statute if there is a written agreement.…

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Bills on the SD House floor for Fri Feb 19

Bills on the SD House floor for Fri Feb 19

SD House floor. Photo by Ken Santema 1/27/16. Here are the bills on the House floor for Friday, February 19, which begins at 1:00 PM central. This is compiled using the calendar at the time of composing this post. Agendas can and do change! The House Floor video can be viewed live on the SDPB YouTube channel. Previous recordings can also be viewed there. *** I haven’t had time to listen to all of…

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House State Affairs has 5 bills on Weds Feb 17, credit lines, birth certificates, DST, and a new weapon permit

House State Affairs has 5 bills on Weds Feb 17, credit lines, birth certificates, DST, and a new weapon permit

On Wednesday, February 17, at 7:45 am the SD House State Affairs committee will take on 5 bills. This is compiled using the agenda at the time of composing this post. Agendas can and do change! One way to listen to these meetings live is via the audio links on the Schedule page of the LRC website. While there you can also view the status board for the meetings as they are going on. HB…

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