Governor Dennis Daugaard is sounding the same cautious budgetary tone that he did last year, citing lower-than-expected sales tax revenues to lower expectations for his…
Month: November 2017
Josh Silver, founder and director of Represent.US, sees Maine Governor Paul LePage’s refusal to implement the voter-approved Medicaid expansion until the Legislature pays for it…
Cheer down, Democrats, says David Newquist in another pessimistic but read-worthy essay on the decline of Democrats and democracy in South Dakota and nationwide. Dr.…
Ardys Gosch and other moneyed Aberdonians bankrolling anti-immigrant rallies are working against economic development and education in South Dakota. Northern State University touts research from…
Three weeks ago, Donald Trump barked that the Affordable Care Act is “finished. It’s dead. It’s gone. It’s no longer, you shouldn’t even mention it.”…
The House GOP tax plan is in a tight mathematical spot. Republicans authorized only (hee hee!) $1.5 trillion in additional deficit spending over the next…
Lt. Gov. Matt Michels continues to staunchly resist allegations from multiple sources that sexual harassment is a big problem in our Legislature. The President of…
Hey, Republicans! Your own Governor Dennis Daugaard has joined the “War on Coal”: I do think coal has seen its day. More and more power…
Secretary of State Shantel Krebs says applications for concealed weapons permits have declined from their 2016 peak. According to the Secretary’s bang-up website, after last…
While Congresswoman Kristi Noem courts big-city donors, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Senator Billie Sutton is touring South Dakota hearing from the regular folks for whom he…