Republican Dusty Johnson signaled he might be my kind of campaigner in the 2018 U.S. House race: The reality is is I think I will be a…
Month: May 2017
I have previously lamented the Legislature’s failure to include ballot measure organizers on the Initiative and Referendum Task Force that they created with House Bill 1141. Of fifteen members, only…
The Dakota Free Press Podcast goes for two—two big local candidate interviews, with Aberdeen school board candidate Aaron Schultz and incumbent northeast Aberdeen city councilman…
Dark horse Republican candidate for Governor Terry LaFleur isn’t afraid to ride the Trump horse. He’s gotten his biggest press to date by forming a non-profit…
In a sign that new national party chairman Tom Perez is serious about the 50-state strategy, the Democratic National Committee includes South Dakota among the first five…
Get out the wrecking ball! While an interim committee gets ready to discuss how to expand workforce housing, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development plans to…
Bob Mercer’s report on the Legislative Executive Board’s meeting Monday contains a number of interesting nuggets. First, the Legislature’s Initiative and Referendum Task Force will be…
Predictably, Rep. Kristi Noem is finding a way to turn this week’s “National Police Week” into a political ploy. In her latest e-mail to constituents,…
We’re all feeling a little endangered nowadays, what with a Congress trying to take away our health insurance and a President handing our secrets to…
We’re marching for healthcare here in Aberdeen Friday (5 p.m., outside the Ward, Main St. and South 1st Ave.!). Among the reasons we’re marching is to oppose…