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SD Dist 25 State House Gen Election: Pischke, Hunt, Haagenson, and Ahlers

SD Dist 25 State House Gen Election: Pischke, Hunt, Haagenson, and Ahlers

SD Legislative District 25. Screenshot from LRC website 5/23/16. South Dakota legislative District 25 has  a general election for State Representative. 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. One of the Republican incumbents, Rep…

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District 25 State House Republican Primary: Hunt, Ecklund and Pischke

District 25 State House Republican Primary: Hunt, Ecklund and Pischke

SD Legislative District 25. Screenshot from LRC website 5/23/16. South Dakota legislative District 25 has  a Republican Primary for State House. There is also a Primary on the Democrat side, but that is a different post. 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…

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None of Governor Daugaard's vetoes overridden in the 2016 legislative session

None of Governor Daugaard’s vetoes overridden in the 2016 legislative session

SD Governor Dennis Daugaard. Photo by Ken Santema 12/10/16. Yesterday was the final day of the South Dakota legislative session. The legislature had to consider three regular vetoes and two style and form vetoes in yesterdays session. As to the two style and form vetoes, one was agreed to and the other was not. There was also one veto earlier in the session, the infamous transgender locker room…

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Governors Daugaard's first veto of the year: the transgender locker room bill

Governors Daugaard’s first veto of the year: the transgender locker room bill

On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, Governor Daugaard announced his first veto of the legislative session. This probably comes as no surprise to anyone reading this blog since it is a bill that gained so much attention. This post will probably be a little longer than my normal weekly wrap-up posts… HB 1008 (SoDakLiberty Posts) – Restrict access to certain restrooms and locker rooms in public schools.…

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Bills on the SD House floor for Thurs Mar 3

Bills on the SD House floor for Thurs Mar 3

SD House Floor. Photo by Ken Santema 2/18/16. Here are the bills on the House floor for Thursday, March 3, 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. CONSIDERATION OF EXECUTIVE VETOES HB…

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Bills on the SD Senate floor for Tues Feb 16

Bills on the SD Senate floor for Tues Feb 16

SD Senate floor. Photo by Ken Santema 1/27/16. Here are the bills on the SD Senate floor for Tuesday, February 16, which begins at 2:00 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. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS HCR…

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Senate Ed has 3 bills on Thurs Feb 11, the transgender bill

Senate Ed has 3 bills on Thurs Feb 11, the transgender bill

On Thursday, February 11, at 7:45 am the SD Senate Education committee will take on 3 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. SB…

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Bills on the SD House floor for Weds Jan 27

Bills on the SD House floor for Weds Jan 27

SD House Floor. Photo by Ken Santema 02/24/15. Here are the bills on the House floor for Wednesday, January 28, which begins at 2:00 PM central. This is compiled using the calendar at the time of composing this post. Agendas can and do change! MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS HCR 1002 (SoDakLiberty Posts) – Supporting the selection of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter beddown at Joe Foss Field, 114th Fighter…

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