Re-elect Mike Weisgram House District 24

After nearly three months of (sometimes) strenuous work, legislators look forward to the last week of session because it is when business...

Investing (spending) money from the State’s general fund and/or from federal funds favored to our State was the main theme of activity at...

Looking back at a legislative week can feel like reviewing the scorecard of a baseball game. A proper “scoremaster” scorecard in...

Emotion was a key ingredient to many of the discussions held on proposed legislation this week. From expanding campgrounds, defining...

Action on legislation continues at a brisk pace as we round off week 5 of the 2022 Legislative Session. There have been beginning...

Whereas most legislative weeks are four-day weeks, week 4 of the 2022 legislative session spanned all five days. My work life in retail...

This week on the House floor, the first of many expected marijuana bills were introduced. As imagined, there is much interest in the...

In the second week of session, legislation is working its way through the committees and the House and Senate floors. It’s been a...

The workforce housing infrastructure legislation and the Cultural Heritage Center renovation project are topics that are on my mind as I...

January 5, 2022 As we prepare for the upcoming legislative session beginning next week, I wanted to take a moment to share what I...

The last week of legislative session was somewhat disjointed with session convening in the mornings before immediately recessing for...

The legislative session brings a multitude of topics to the forefront. This week, one of the hot issues was home schooling. SB177 updates...

Legislative Day 28. I am writing this between pauses in bill action while still in session late Thursday night as I experience my first...

Even though it was a three-day legislative week, we started with a Caucus on Monday evening. For those who don’t know, Caucus is a...

Lively conversation at the legislature this week was centered on Circuit Court Judge Klinger’s conclusion regarding Amendment A. On...

I am still thinking about the debate on House Bill 1085 last week. The bill proposes to redefine the criteria for classifying land as...

As I reflect on Week 3 of the 96th Session of the South Dakota Legislature, several experiences stand out that demonstrate the formality...

The “nuts and bolts” of session is becoming apparent to me as we conclude week 2 of session. I have a new appreciation of what it takes...

January 15, 2021 It is Friday afternoon and as I reflect on the first week of South Dakota’s 96th Legislative Session, the one word I...

January 8, 2021 Hello Friends, Legislative Session starts this week, and I am excited to participate in the process. I have tried to work...