Archive for February 2nd, 2016

South Dakota Legislative Billwatch, Feb. 3, 2016

South Dakota Legislative Billwatch, Feb. 3, 2016

The South Dakota Legislature will be considering a large number of important bills Wednesday including one to protect religious liberty and the right of conscience, to clarify that boys are boys and girls are girls, gambling, property rights and more.

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Trump’s Lack of Respect for Others Property

Trump’s Lack of Respect for Others Property

Donald Trump says, “Eminent domain is wonderful.” Donald Trump includes himself among these “legal elites” who think government should be free to confiscate private property and turn it over to some private developer who proposes a project, claiming it will create jobs.

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ADF Attorney to Testify on Transgender, Religious Freedom Bills

ADF Attorney to Testify on Transgender, Religious Freedom Bills

Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Matt Sharp will testify Wednesday before the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee on two proposed laws: HB 1107, which would “ensure government nondiscrimination in matters of religious beliefs and moral convictions,” and HB 1112, which would establish birth certificates as the primary standard “in identifying a student’s sexual identity for purpose of participation in high school activities.”

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South Dakota Teacher Pay Bills Filed

South Dakota Teacher Pay Bills Filed

The South Dakota Legislative Research Council has officially filed Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s education reform bills which are now online for the public to view.

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The Biggest Loser in Iowa

The Biggest Loser in Iowa

At the end of the day, when the votes were cast, a not so silent majority of Republican voters in Iowa preferred candidates who had a hard line on illegal immigration or otherwise were a political outsider like Carson.

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