With the election over, I have been thinking about possible changes to S.D. Watch.  One thing that I am going to experiment with for the next couple weeks is putting more emphasis on "The Epp Law Report" portion of this blog.

There is not really a central place for information about lawyers, legal news, cases, and discussion about the law in South Dakota (at least as far as I know). (If I'm wrong, please let me know.)

Tim at Progressive on the Prairie often has some excellent posts about the law and legal developments (and is a very fine attorney), but that's not his main emphasis either.  There is a USD Law email newsgroup that is very good about providing information and a sounding board for attorneys, but it is not a "place."  I also realize the Second Circuit Bar does a good job in sending out emails to attorneys about events in the Sioux Falls region.  But again, it is not a "place.

So, you will see more legal and law news, like the Traffic Cam story above and an upcoming story on the new states attorney in Codington County.

Fellow lawyers (and you lay people too!), please send me your interesting legal news, cases you've been working on, other other things you think lawyers and non-lawyers might be interested in knowing.  I can be reached at epplaw@gmail.com or 605.767.5531.

I don't think it will scare away you non-lawyers.  I am hoping it will attract a few more legal professionals as readers, however.

I am also contemplating a possible move of my political blogging to another site and arrangement.  That is still up in the air.  While I enjoy being "my own man" here at SDW, this is still basically Blogging 1.0 or perhaps 1.5 if you count the use of audio and video at times. I think that in a Blogging 2.0 world, I need more resources, a broader audience, and someone or someones to bounce ideas off or to collaborate with on stories.  I want the flexibility of my own sources and opinions but with more "oomph."  I'd also like to see the effort make at least a little money.  I think S.D. Politics' strength is in its various contributors.  I'd like to take that concept a step or two further with more of a "quasi newsroom" ("quasi what?") approach with some blogging colleagues. 

But in the meantime, as I think more about this and talk to some of my colleagues in the blogosphere, I'm still going to keep doing what I'm doing (whatever that is--<grin>).  Stay tuned.