If ever there was a good time to get to Pierre, this is it. Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning will be a 2-in-1 opportunity to take a crack at bad bills. We’re even hosting a meal Tuesday evening! If you … Continued
Riot Booster 2.0 Passes House–Heads to Senate Judiciary Tuesday It’s time to turn out. Riot Booster 2.0 will be heard in Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday evening, March 3rd at 7pm CT in Room 414 of the Capitol. You can … Continued
LAST CHANCE! REGISTER FOR CITIZEN LOBBY DAY! With all that’s going down at the Capitol this session, your voice–and your presence–is urgently needed. But beyond that–it’s FUN! Hang out with other DRA members, talk to legislators about issues, eat good … Continued
County Zoning Under the Knife A week ago at the Rapid City Stock Show, Governor Noem outlined plans for “cutting rural development red tape” with a zoning bill aimed at gutting the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process on the county … Continued
The following is a Letter to the Editor submitted by Kathy Tyler, Former State Legislator & Big Stone City resident. It was published on 2/4/20 in the Brookings Register and is published here by permission of the author. I am … Continued
Last Friday, Governor Noem announced upcoming legislation for “streamlining” the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process on the county level. The focus of discussion on the bill (which occurred at the Rapid City Stock Show) was around permitting for Concentrated Animal … Continued
A recent Facebook post from Hungry For Truth (the media wing of the SD Soybean Producers) was meant to make consumers believe food choices are all the same, but instead perfectly illustrated what an industrial foodscape actually looks like: Notice … Continued
This post originally published on DRA’s Legislative Blog on July 4, 2018 A unanimous decision by the Grant County Commissioners yesterday revokes permission for Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) operators to run force-main manure disposal pipes through the right-of-way across … Continued
This post originally published on DRA’s Legislative Blog on June 7th, 2018 South Dakota Pork Producers are celebrating this weekend with PorkPalooza in Sioux Falls, but not all South Dakota citizens are in on the party. Farmers, landowners, and rural … Continued
By Joelie Hicks & Kristi Mogen This post originally published on DRA’s Legislative Blog on May 3, 2018 Citizens packed the Grant County Board of Adjustment hearing to testify against Berg Farms’ swine CAFO application in May 2017 The Grant … Continued