Big swings, not bunts, are needed to improve government transparency in South Dakota

Big swings, not bunts, are needed to improve government transparency in South Dakota

Lincoln County residents attend a public meeting on Nov. 28, 2023, in Canton, South Dakota. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)There are a few different ways to approach getting bills approved by the South Dakota Legislature. One way is to take small, innocuous steps that aren’t likely to meet with much pushback from legislators. Another, riskier, way is to propose big, maybe even controversial, changes. It was apparent in this year…