Senate Bill 69, the South Dakota Legislature’s incumbent protection plan, has drawn fire from South Dakota activists. SB 69 stinks so bad that national groups are taking…
Month: May 2015
I’m having trouble finding much comment online from our Congressional delegation on the big budget resolution they voted for last week. Most Republicans are bragging up the…
The Aberdeen League of Women Voters and the Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum for the upcoming city council and school board election. 67% of…
Rapid City lawyer Patrick Duffy died yesterday. Here is KOTA’s brief account of Duffy’s illustrious career of defending underdogs: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player The first time I…
Would you like a picture of Sioux Falls’s march toward becoming Sanford Falls? Check out this map from KELO-TV, which shows Sanford Health’s property acquisitions to the…
This should help GOED’s marketing efforts—South Dakota’s newest town is named for bison dung: On Thursday, Buffalo Chip voters unanimously gave their community the nod to become…
Mayor Sam Kooiker is making white-tribal relations a big issue in the Rapid City mayoral campaign. In Sunday night’s televised debate with candidate and former police…
It’s Day 39 of our petition drive to refer Senate Bills 69 and 177, the Incumbent Protection Plan and the youth minimum wage. If you’d like…
My Canadian correspondent Barbara notes the surprising results of Tuesday’s provincial elections in Alberta. South Dakotans may want to take note for two reasons. First, as Salon eloquently…