Speaking of taxes, my morning Governing newsletter says that supermajority requirements like South Dakota’s don’t really affect tax rates: A total of 14 states impose some kind of…
Month: July 2018
In for a penny, in for a pound—Donald Trump says he’s considering tariffs on everything China sells us: President Donald Trump has indicated that he…
Billie Sutton remains wrong-headedly triangulative on income tax. Todd Epp asks the Democratic gubernatorial candidate what he thinks of a state income tax, and Sutton…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Billie Sutton continues to criticize his Republican opponent, Congresswoman Kristi Noem, as a political insider. Asked by Todd Epp how he responds…
The good news: Bob Mercer keeps his job! After the Trump economy drove Dakota Media Group to can South Dakota’s best Pierre-based reporter, Mercer found…
Boy, there’s gotta be a promo for South Dakota Tourism in here somewhere…. Maria Butina didn’t spend all of her time in South Dakota making…
Judge Deborah Robinson agreed with federal prosecutors that Maria Butina is an extreme flight risk and ordered the accused Russian agent held without bond in…
Lake Norden has no city cop today. The state Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission voted unanimously yesterday to revoke Lake Norden Police Chief Jimmy Murphy’s…
The South Dakota Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold public six-hour briefings next week in Pine Ridge and Fort Pierre…
As part of my campaign for District 3 Senate, I’m hosting monthly public forums on major policy issues facing the South Dakota Legislature. First up:…