Help make the law
January 3rd, 2007 by 
Alica
“There oughtta be a law.” We’ve all heard it, or said it. Well, legislators can’t make laws that never occur to them, and they can’t know which laws we want if we never tell them. So we’d better tell them, especially with the 2007 Legislative Session opening Jan. 9. There are bound to be a lot of hot issues, just like any year. Campaign finance reform will probably be a big one, and District 10 Representative Roger Hunt probably will be near the center of that debate, since he refused to divulge the name(s) of the person(s) who donated $750,000 to campaign against abortion in the last election.
Education funding is always on the agenda, and other carry-over topics from last year will probably include the cigarette tax and abortion.
Let your legislators know how you feel about these topics. or whatever topics are important to you. Here’s how to reach them:
Sen. Gene Abdallah, Republican, 4908 S Glenview Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57108-4707. Phone: 338-0544.
Rep. Roger Hunt, Republican, PO Box 827, Brandon, SD 57005-0827. Phone: 582-3865.
Rep. Shantel Krebs, Republican, 8704 E Saddle Creek Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57110. Phone: 351-5916.
To contact a legislator by e-mail, log on at http://legis.state.sd.us/email/LegislatorEmail.aspx.
To learn more about the South Dakota Legislature, including a 2007 session calendar, log on at http://legis.state.sd.us/email/LegislatorEmail.aspx.
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January 3rd, 2007 at 2:41 pm
I belong to Those Guys chapter of ABATE, a motorcycle group active in politics. ABATE, statewide, will be holding its Legislative Days January 18-20. This event is intended to help concerned motorcyclists meet their legislators and voice their concerns regarding issues important to bikers, such as road conditions, helmet laws, and motorcycle training. ABATE also works to educate and increase awareness of other drivers on the roads to motorcycle riders.
It’s good to have this contact information available. Thanks.