Weekly roundup (January 14-January 20)
Last week on Political Smokeout, I:
- speculated on a state mythical creature for South Dakota
- wondered how long good feelings in the Legislature would endure
- talked to Gov. Dennis Daugaard about his leadership style
- noted a school to be named after Sen. George McGovern
- took photos of a reading day at the Capitol
- sat in on a hearing about sex in juvenile prisons
- got the schedule for Sen. John Thune’s Sioux Falls town hall
- noted the rise in concealed carry permits in South Dakota
- philosophized about state’s rights
- rounded up this year’s Red Tape Review bills
- broke the news that Sen. Stan Adelstein had abandoned his impeachment plans
- got early copies of Adelstein’s bills to ban political activity in the secretary of state’s office…
- …and make the office nonpartisan
- watched the tourism tax bill pass committee
- wrote about a skirmish over video lottery
- previewed a bill simplifying the state’s bank tax structure
- counted the state’s increasing number of commemorations
- attended the legislator memorial service
- asked a question about the school sentinels bill
- reported on Sen. Russell Olson’s proposal to create a scholarship
- mapped where tourists spend their money in South Dakota
- saw the state tourism tax romp its way through the House
- went to a pro-gun rally at the Capitol
