We should never celebrate low voter turnout. The more people who vote, the more accurately the results reflect the real will of the people. But…
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Strong early voting numbers through last Friday made me think South Dakota was on pace for big turnout in the midterm general election. But the…
**Update 19:10 CST: I missed one! Dems won 12 seats total, 2 Senate, 10 House. I regret my error and have corrected the text below.…
South Dakota voters showed no interest in surfing the national blue wave that will check dictator Trump’s destructive power in the U.S. Senate and U.S.…
In a reaffirmation of their commitment to direct democracy, South Dakota voters have rejected the two attacks on the initiative process placed on the ballot…
Codington County is taking a hard swig of Trumpflation. Last week they had to swallow a 23% increase in health insurance premiums for their public…
Maybe Frank Kloucek and his fellow South Dakota Democrats can’t stop artificial intelligence and data centers. But they could sure tax the crap out of…
You can take a highlighted copy of your sample ballot to the polls today to remind you how to vote. Or, at least for the…
Speaking of unnecessary campaign finance complication, Rhonda Milstead of Hartford is unnecessarily complicating her campaign in favor of Amendment L, her Republican friends’ latest effort…
The Secretary of State’s campaign finance website lists 15 active statewide ballot question committees, most of which show little or no activity this year on…