COVID Confirmed Spreading at Capitol It wasn’t hard to see this coming, but as of the end of this legislative week, six House members were confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus. Those members are Taffy Howard, Nancy York, Tom Pischke, … Continued
Yesterday’s Senate Ag & Natural Resources Committee vote on HB 1028, which would severely curtail the standing of citizens to intervene in permit proceedings to protect their water, was a 4-3 split–sending this bad bill to a final vote on … Continued
Tuesday morning at 10am CT/9am MT, Senate Ag & Natural Resources Committee will hear HB 1028, which severely reduces standing on the people’s right to contest water appropriation permits for projects that impact the public water. By law, all water … Continued
Upcoming Hearing on Water Permits Bill HB 1028, which radically undermines the ability of citizens to participate in Water Permit proceedings is scheduled for its hearing in Senate Ag & Natural Resources on Tuesday, February 9th at 10am CT/9am MT. … Continued
Counties lose money when property is assessed as agricultural, but isn’t being used that way. House Bill 1085 attempts to solve this problem, BUT the provisions of this bill sweep up actual farmers–specifically those small-acreage producers whose land is close … Continued
The Big Bill Dump Yesterday, January 28th, was the deadline for unlimited bill and resolution introductions, and we saw a massive increase in the number of bills filed on the Legislative Research Council website. There are currently one hundred ninety-two … Continued
We need your help to protect OUR public water and OUR public process. House Bill 1028 is headed toward the House floor–and could be voted on as soon as WEDNESDAY afternoon (1/27). Contact your House members NOW to tell them … Continued
The Show is (Sort of) On The Road Week two of the session saw more movement on bills, and the combined tally of those filed at this writing is seventy-eight in the House and ninety-five in the Senate (plus two … Continued
For Immediate Release January 20, 2021 Contact: Rebecca Terk, DRA Organizer, rebeccat@dakotarural.org, (605) 697-5204 x260 Bruce Ellison, DRA Member & Pipeline Attorney, belli4law@aol.com, (605) 348-1117 Dakota Rural Action (DRA) lauds the Biden Administration’s day one decision to revoke the State … Continued
Welcome to the Session–A “SuperSpreader” Event The 2021 Legislative Session opened on Tuesday, January 12th with Governor Kristi Noem’s State of the State address. This week’s events also included the State of the Judiciary address, delivered Wednesday by Chief Justice … Continued