Numerous polls show partisan splits on questions of fact, policy, and value. But multiple readers have noted this eyebrow-raising survey from the Pew Research Center,…
Month: July 2017
In trivial pursuits, SDGOP spin blogger Pat Powers decides to accuse “Dems” of historical amnesia by citing a statement by one Democrat, former state secretary…
The Legislature’s interim task force on initiative and referendum meets again next week Wednesday, July 19. According to the I&R task force’s newly posted agenda,…
Speaking of Democratic candidates, we have another declared contender for the U.S. House race. A month after his final day as circuit court judge, Tim…
Several days ago, KELO-TV reported that people were “flocking” to sign a petition to refer the Sioux Falls school board’s $50-million property tax opt-out to…
The Governor’s Agricultural Summit takes place here in Aberdeen Thursday. Actually, we’ll have to call it the Lieutenant Governor’s Ag Summit this year, since “prior…
The Trump Administration’s managerial incompetence and appeasement of Russia are opening the door for a smart South Dakota election nerd to rocket to the top in…
Dana Ferguson tracks down an excellent example of how the crime victims’ bill of rights, the astroturf vanity amendment that California billionaire Henry T. Nicholas…
The Mitchell paper reports that the state is seeing more students referred for special education services: Statewide, there are a total of 20,224 students reported…
That Sioux Falls paper unfairly brands Rick Knobe’s really good letter about ballot measures resulting from Legislative inaction with a photo of our Congressional delegation…