Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, has defied coronavirus restrictions and eagerly projects a rugged Great Plainswoman image. But some of her political moves prompt eye rolls.
The South Dakota governor is trying to cement her place as the only female Trump ally echoing his trigger-the-left approach among the upper tiers of potential 2024 candidates.
The South Dakota governor is trying to cement her place as the only female Trump ally echoing his trigger-the-left approach among the upper tiers of potential 2024 candidates.
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House lawmakers want voters to decide whether to increase the vote threshold for ballot referendums that increase taxes or fees. It would increase that threshold from a simple majority… up to 60 percent.
Critics say it’s a thinly veiled attack on the ballot initiative by the legislature.
When legislators vote to spend money it has to be approved by a two-thirds majority of members. Republican Representative Jon Hansen, of Dell Rapids, says that approach has made South Dakota’s fiscal situation the envy of other states. Hansen thinks South Dakota voters might want to hold themselves to that higher threshold on ballot questions. He says this will further commit the state to sound conservative principles.