Monthly Archives: February 2011

Arrogance

We wanted to make sure everyone had the chance to see the Argus Leader editorial in Sunday’s paper. The board outlined precisely how the forced counseling measure is bad legislation and concluded, “Hunt’s proposal basically is punitive in nature and … Continue reading

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Much To Do Before Monday

There is a lot happening today through next week that requires your immediate attention. Despite having taken most Fridays of the session off, today the legislature is in session. Proceedings start at 1 pm instead of 2 pm. That means … Continue reading

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They’re Trying to Stack the Deck

It’s no surprise that anti-choice legislators are pulling out all of the stops to try to ensure that HB1217 sails through the committee process and onto the Senate floor. They know that the people of South Dakota have made their … Continue reading

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Stop The Political End Run

Last week the State House used common sense and defeated a bill that just went too far. We had hoped to see a similar approach with HB1217, a bill to create a government mandate forcing women to subject themselves to … Continue reading

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Wednesday is the day

Crossover day, the day in which proposed legislation must pass from one house to the other, has nearly arrived in the South Dakota legislative session; and there is one final piece of legislation that must be stopped before Wednesday. Last … Continue reading

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