ICYMI: Last Week's Watchdog Wednesday
Last week was a busy one, and on KFYR's Watchdog Wednesday, we talked about the pipeline decision from the PSC, among other issues.
Last week’s news was dominated by the PSC’s decision to over-rule local counties on their ability to protect their citizens. Much of the show was dedicated to encouraging the counties to be willing to do what it takes and challenge this decision in court.
The Public Service Commission claims that the law and legislature is forcing them to grant automatic preemption over the counties, but that defies the testimony presented in 2019 when the law was changed.
We also talked about my efforts in South Dakota to back-up and bolster their citizens and legislators on their fight to protect the powers their counties already have.
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