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HB 1086 is being proposed for the 2008 South Dakota legislature at the request of the Board of Regents. Here is the content: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to extend to postsecondary campuses certain protections relating to the possession...

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Tax Reform Coming To The Legislature

As I indicated recently, property tax reform is going to headline this year's legislative session in Pierre. See this article from the American News for some background. You can ignore the bit about Jim Hundstad's threat of an income tax...

The Dead Shall Rise Again

This is not one of Blanchard's zombie posts. Fox News is calling New Hampshire for Hillary Clinton, as I see Prof. Blanchard notes below. Being humble I will not point out that both Prof. Blanchard and I (see here and...

Change is coming....

Populism versus globalism

From Pat Buchanan: On immigration, the center is now behind tough enforcement of the law and stronger border security. The Republicans have all moved to the Tom Tancredo position. Hillary Clinton saw her campaign almost derailed by her temporary support...

Why should we be surprised?

Peggy Noonan on Huckabee's Victory

Today's OpinionJournal piece by Peggy Noonan, "Out With the Old, In With the New" makes a key point about Huckabee's win last night in Iowa: From the mail I have received the past month after criticizing him in this space,...

What's New with the Blogs

Rounds sides with big oil and plutocracy

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Pure Antisemitism at the Washington Post

Has normal service been restored for the Democrats?

Questions in Wyoming

South Dakota Blogs

Plutocracy, the Farm and Energy bills

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Juno: The Best Movie in Years

McGovern on Impeachment

Impeachment: Last Word

Things are going well.....

What's the talk in DC today? I hear it's this article...

More Holiday Cheer!

A Few Other Notes on the Primaries

New Hampshire Post Script

TAR Camp is almost here.... Are you signed up?

The Argus goes after State Government. Again.And the evil part of me hopes they succeed.

Change is nearly upon us....

Political Poetry

Property Taxes Lead Issue For South Dakota Legislature

Think You Know Barack Obama? Think Again

Washington Post Blasts Democrats over Iraq

Romney Takes Wyoming

American Blogs