Amanda Radke

March is Ag Literacy Month, and I’ve spent my 20-year career celebrating agriculture, sharing the story of the heart of rural America, and fighting for family farms and ranches. What an honor it will be to continue that mission by joining President Trump and USDA Secretary Rollins at a GREAT AMERICAN AGRICULTURE CELEBRATION at the White House lawn next week! We are bringing a little bit of cowboy culture and a powerful message from farm and ranch country to Washington, D.C. Follow this page and stay tuned for more updates by subscribing to American Land & Legacy at AmericanLandAndLegacy.org!

Property rights champion, South Dakota Senator Mykala Voita, speaking tonight in Winner. The primary season is upon us, and it’s critical we keep Voita in the legislature fighting for we the people! American Land & Legacy is proud to support Senator Voita. She has our complete and total endorsement! Get updates & support our efforts to advance conservative values, property rights, limited government, & local control at AmericanLandAndLegacy.org

Great day spent at the MVI (Wadena, MN) Customer Appreciation Event. In my keynote, we celebrated the heart of rural America and the importance of cherishing the farming and ranching community we hold dear while recognizing the external threats that exist through litigation and legislation to strip families off the land and trample on our property rights. I always try and make a point to recognize our service men and women, and our veterans — those who are willing to sacrifice everything to keep our nation free. Today, I had the great honor of meeting several veterans including Clarence, a Korean War vet, who reminded me so much of my late grandpa Alvin. I am truly blessed to meet so many incredible people on the road. I always pray I can serve my audiences well and bring value to ag families. If you’re looking for a motivational speaker for your upcoming conference, reach out! I would love to work with you!

Three bills we supported in the legislative session were deemed a “threat” to the crony corporatists pushing “public-private partnerships” using YOUR tax dollars for cushy “economic development” projects. To us — that means we are OVER THE TARGET! southdakotasearchlight.com/2026/03/16/eco… We have always, and will always, stand firmly in support of three key principles: 1. Maintaining local control 2. Safeguarding property rights 3. Ending Eminent Domain For Private Gain We are proud of the work we did in the 2026 legislative session. We will never lose focus in the fight to stand up for your right to own land, own a home, live peacefully in pursuit of the American dream. Join us in the fight & support our efforts in the primary at AmericanLandAndLegacy.org.

Hurry on over, time is running out! The All American Angus Beef sale is coming to an end! ⏳2 Hours Remain. Bid here: bidonbeef.com/auctions/upcom… Get your beef before the weekend! Shipping to you from our South Dakota ranch tomorrow.

LEGISLATIVE SESSION WRAP-UP POST #1: Passing the Biggest Property Tax Relief Package in South Dakota History. The main run of the 101st Legislative Session has come to a close, and I’m happy to say we delivered some real solutions on the biggest issues facing our state. The number one issue heading into session was high property taxes. Almost everyone now agrees that high property taxes are a serious problem—but reaching consensus on how to fix the problem is far more difficult. So many good people have done so much work to try to bring about desperately needed relief for homeowners. Last legislative session, I created the Property Tax Task Force, which spent the summer hearing directly from homeowners and developing real solutions. Finally, this session, all that hard work paid off. I was honored to lead the effort in the House of Representatives to pass the BIGGEST property tax cut in South Dakota History. The bill we passed does two key things: (1) it uses $55 million sitting in state reserves—money collected from taxpayers over and above what was needed (overtaxed, in my opinion!)—and returns that money to YOU in the form of property tax relief. (2) When the temporary sales tax reduction “sunsets” and the sales tax returns from 4.2% to 4.5%, the bill gives 100% of that money BACK TO YOU for property tax relief. (It’s important to note that I’ve always fought to make that sales tax cut down to 4.2% permanent. Unfortunately, over the years, including this year, there were never enough votes to do so. So, if the sales tax rate is going back up to 4.5%, putting that money 100% back in your pocket in the form of property tax relief is the right thing to do!) Here’s the bottom line: When combined with the Governor’s property tax relief bill, homeowners will see their property taxes go DOWN around 25% to 50%.  In less than ten years, this amounts to more than $1 BILLION in property tax relief for South Dakota homeowners.  Under different leadership, this money could have been taxed from you and used to just grow government and bureaucracy–but we chose a better path. I want you to keep more of your hard earned money! So I’m fighting for you. For your family. For affordable living and the dream of home ownership. We are putting the people of our state FIRST again. The American dream lives here in South Dakota. But protecting that takes leadership–leadership committed to WE the PEOPLE–willing to work together on the biggest issues facing South Dakotans and deliver real conservative wins.  That’s the kind of leadership I have brought as Speaker of the House. It’s the same leadership I will bring to the Governor’s office.

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It’s a great day to Bid On Beef with All American Angus Beef! Bidding is open here until 7 pm CST tonight: bidonbeef.com/auctions/upcom… 100% American. 100% Authentic Ranch-To-Table Experience. Delivered to you from our ranch in South Dakota. Free shipping on orders over $400 or in the state of South Dakota. $35 flat rate shipping on all other orders. PLUS, receive a FREE pound of beef patties on us with every lot purchased! Is this your first auction? Enjoy $10 off with code RADKE when you register at BidOnBeef.com Add a little salt to your sizzling steaks.🧂Save on Redmond Real Salt with code RADKE at shop.redmondagriculture.com

Promises Made. Promises Kept. 🇺🇸 With UNANIMOUS, veto-proof passage of SB88 — “The Bossly Bill” — the South Dakota Legislature has officially killed the egregious “Landowner Bill of Rights.” SB88 eliminates HB1185 and aligns South Dakota law with the unanimous South Dakota Supreme Court ruling that invasive surveying is unconstitutional. That means no private company can enter your land against your wishes to conduct invasive surveys. The court made clear what happened to Jared and Tara Bossly should never happen in our state — when a foreign-backed carbon pipeline company invaded their property with armed security, entered their home and shop, drove over trees and crops, and bore a 90-foot hole into their land. In the 2026 legislative session, we righted that wrong. This victory belongs to the farmers, ranchers, landowners, and citizens who spoke up, made calls, and refused to back down. Your land is worth fighting for. Your legacy is worth protecting. And we’re just getting started. Join the fight at AmericanLandAndLegacy.org #SouthDakota #EminentDomain #PropertyRights

After two years of fighting, the fake “landowner bill of rights” is officially dead. hubcityradio.com/governor-rhode…

The Classens are back with their incredible Angus beef. Bid here: bidonbeef.com/auctions/upcom… Stock up for your Easter celebrations this spring!

@PatriotRipple Pro-business, pro-free market capitalism, pro-property rights & taking care of people first!

@RadkeAmanda the centrist republicans will call this anti business. they are wrong. We are very pro-business. Just not *exclusively* pro-business like the centrists

Congratulations, South Dakota! The legislature is hearing you loud and clear. The "Data Center Bill of Rights For Citizens" has passed the House! americanlandandlegacy.org/action/sb135-p…

@JackieSpackle You seem angry. Have you tried a steak? 🥩

@RadkeAmanda speaks even more to your group's effectiveness. can't even keep your own troops together. absolute joke

I’m so proud of these great folks who showed up to Pierre to support HJR5001 today. Never forget — you may get knocked down 9 times; but you must get back up 10. You only fail if you quit. After today’s vote, this I can promise you — we will never, ever stop fighting. I will never apologize for running the ball as far down the field as fast as possible to protect our property rights. My phone is blowing up with angry farmers and ranchers who are very unhappy that our legislature FAILED to give the people a say to put an end to eminent domain for private gain once and for all. Outside of the political fishbowl where gossip and games are king, the people wanted true and meaningful safeguards, not just for carbon pipelines, but against other modern takings by private companies justified for “economic development” or “increasing the tax base.” We are more energized than ever before to keep taking the punches and standing firm for property rights. We will not bend. We will not waiver. And we will never cave to fear. We will be very active in the primaries — funded and ready to support true property rights champions. For updates on our next steps, subscribe at AmericanLandAndLegacy.org.

March brings us an incredible line-up of Angus sales you won't want to miss! Save the date for these upcoming auctions, and follow our page for important sale updates. We look forward to working with you. Contact us if we can be of any assistance. CK6consulting.com

@JackieSpackle 1. You would be hard-pressed to find a legislator with perfect attendance during session. 2. Carley voted against 5001.

@RadkeAmanda dakotanewsnow.com/2026/02/26/sen…. . and remember these are quality patriots Amanda's group helps elect.

Update on SB88 "The Bossly Bill." With an incredible, UNANIMOUS VOTE, veto-proof passage through the House and Senate, it has one more stop before it's law of the land. SB88 awaits the Governor's signature, and then finally, at long last, the egregious package of three bills called, "the landowner bill of rights," is dead! Thank you to everyone who has supported the Bossly family through this process, and thank you to our prime sponsors, Senator Mark Lapka and Speaker Pro Tem Rep. Karla Lems (also the fearless warriors who successfully carried and passed HB1052.) #PropertyRights #UnderGodThePeopleRule #SouthDakota

There is also the claim that this language would trigger lawsuits — that placing protections in the Constitution would create legal instability. This language has already been adopted in North Dakota — nearly word for word. It has been tested. And it has not unleashed a wave of litigation. If constitutional protection automatically created chaos, North Dakota would be the case study. It is not. South Dakota is not so uniquely fragile that what works in North Dakota would somehow fail here. If private property rights rise to the highest level of protection — and they should — then placing them in the Constitution is not reckless. It is responsible. And I cannot think of anything more democratic than allowing the citizens of South Dakota to vote on whether they want that protection made permanent. We trust voters to elect governors, legislators, sheriffs, and judges. We trust them with tax policy and constitutional amendments of every kind. Why would we fear trusting them with this one? HJR 5001 was not about credit. It was about certainty. And here is the uncomfortable truth: if some believe it is “never the right time” to open the Constitution, then we need to be honest about what that means. Because if now is too dangerous… if after 160 lawsuits is too soon… if after years of debate and reversal is still too risky… then when exactly will the time ever be right? History suggests the answer is: never. If the Constitution is always too fragile to touch, then landowners should prepare for the cycle to continue. Prepare for statutes to change again. Prepare for future legislatures to revisit language. Prepare for the next corporation, the next project, the next legal battle. Because statutory protection is only as permanent as the next vote. Constitutional clarity would have ended the uncertainty. The storm did not surprise those who were paying attention. It unfolded step by step, bill by bill, lawsuit by lawsuit. We were given the opportunity to place private property rights beyond political tides and shifting majorities. We chose not to. The land will still be here. The question is whether we will ever summon the courage to protect it at the level it deserves — or whether we will continue telling landowners to wait for a “safer” moment that never comes. South Dakota landowners deserve more than promises. They deserve permanence.

HJR 5001: A Vote We Will Regret By Rep. Liz May, District 27 We don’t always do big things in Pierre. We debate. We posture. We pass small fixes around the edges. But the failure of HJR 5001 was not small. It was one of the most consequential mistakes made in my years serving in the Legislature. HJR 5001 would have given the citizens of South Dakota the opportunity to vote on constitutional protections for private property rights. Not a statute. Not language that can be rewritten with a future amendment. A constitutional protection — clear, durable, and placed in the hands of the people. Instead, we blinked. To understand why that matters, you have to understand how we got here.In 2022, before 160 lawsuits became reality, Representative Spencer Gosch brought HB 1331 forward because he saw what was coming. There was no packed committee room. No organized coalition. No parade of witnesses. The only proponent testimony was Representative Gosch himself. The only opponent was an attorney representing Summit Carbon Solutions. That was the entire record. During the floor debate this week, I heard references to being “on the front line” of this fight. That phrase deserves clarity. In 2022, when HB 1331 was heard in committee, the front line was a small room with a single proponent — Representative Gosch — presenting the bill and answering questions. The only opposition came from legal counsel representing Summit Carbon Solutions. That was the moment when language could have been strengthened. That was when the record was being built. That was when early action could have prevented what followed. The front line is not hindsight. It is not a floor speech after events have unfolded. It is the committee room — when the outcome is uncertain and the opportunity to prevent harm is still within reach. Leadership shows up early. And the damage did come. More than 160 lawsuits were filed against South Dakota landowners. One hundred and sixty families opening certified letters at their kitchen tables. Landowners calling attorneys instead of managing their property. Retirees dipping into savings to defend land that had been in their families for generations. Sleepless nights. Uncertainty. Stress no family should endure simply to protect what they already own. That did not happen in isolation. The failure of HB 1331 cleared the path for SB 201. Process matters. When a bill dies quietly in committee, it creates space. It signals something. And that space gets filled. If you do not understand how we moved from HB 1331 to SB 201 — and then scrambled to reverse SB 201 with HB 1052 — I encourage you to study the sequence that led us to HJR 5001. These votes are connected. Statutory fixes are temporary. As necessary as HB 1052 was, statutes can always be changed. What one Legislature corrects, another can undo. Political majorities shift. Interests reorganize. Language evolves. If anyone believes HB 1052 is permanent protection, they are mistaken. HJR 5001 would have placed this issue beyond shifting alliances and quiet amendments. It would have placed protection where it belongs — in the Constitution and in the hands of the people. Instead, we were told it was “too dangerous” to open the Constitution. Too dangerous? When is it not? Do we wait until the next Summit comes rolling in? Do we wait until another round of lawsuits forces families back into court? Do we wait until statutory language is altered again and we are once more reacting instead of leading? Calling constitutional protection “dangerous” is not prudence. It is postponement. Some have dismissed concerns about future changes as conspiracy theories. That is a convenient way to defend a no vote. But there is nothing conspiratorial about understanding how the legislative process works. Statutes change. Majorities shift. History repeats.

South Dakota voters will not be asked to put eminent domain restrictions in the state constitution, the state Senate decided on Monday in Pierre. Story>> shorturl.at/XxAWR?utm_sour…

The nightmare of eminent domain abuse will never end for landowners and homeowners across the country until Kelo v. New London is challenged and overturned. We are sitting ducks on our own land. We must continue to fight End Eminent Domain For Private Gain. Sign our petition today if you agree! americanlandandlegacy.org/petition/emine…