I’m still scratching my head over Governor Dennis Daugaard’s New Year’s Eve column. In my most generous reading, it appears the following conversation took place on…
Month: January 2016
Lisa Furlong, the payday lenders’ front woman for their fake 18% rate cap, didn’t respond to reporters yesterday seeking her reaction to the certification of her petition as Amendment U…
Here’s the first bill of 2016 for Rep. Kristi Noem, Senator John Thune, and Senator Mike Rounds to oppose: H.R. 1927, the Fairness in Class…
The good news: Secretary of State Shantel Krebs continues to validate petitions right on the schedule I calculated on Christmas Eve and updated last week. The bad…
Senator Craig Tieszen (R-34/Rapid City) wants to make it harder for non-residents to vote in local elections. Senator Jeff Monroe (R-24/Pierre) wants to make it…
Kurt Evans dropped his Independent bid for U.S. Senate last October. No other Independent has signaled an interest, and we’re still waiting for a Democrat to…
The South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Department is paying Florida firm Southwick Associates $40,000 to study the economic impact of hunting, fishing, and state parks: The federal…
Ah, memories—here are my past Top Ten future stories: 2015 2010 2014 2009 2013: no list! Distracted by trip to France! 2008 2012 2007 2011…
The latest Dakota Free Press poll finds strong support for tax reform in South Dakota. I offered you ten proposals that came up in our discussion of…
What is it about doctors turning out to be sham candidates? Just like Dr. Annette Bosworth when she ran for Senate in South Dakota in…