Guess who agrees with me that banning out-of-state contributions to ballot question committees violates the First Amendment? The South Dakota Newspaper Association, the South Dakota…
Month: April 2019
When he tries to talk about policy, former Republican legislator David Novstrup mostly mumbles ineffectively. But when he sticks to his core competency, operating go-karts…
Don’t expect savings on road projects to help offset our sagging state revenues. Bob Mercer listened in on the South Dakota Transportation Commission’s meeting Tuesday…
While Dusty trolls the border, this morning’s New York Times notes how much less full our not-nearly full country would be without immigration: International migration helped rural…
Representative Dusty Johnson’s Easter break junket to Arizona invites all sorts of interesting commentary about the politics of immigration. First off, our rookie Congressman danced…
January, February, March—for three straight months, South Dakota state government has taken in less money than it needs to cover its Fiscal Year 2019 budget.…
While I’m digging through Rep. Goodwin’s ramblings, I am pleased to find that, in a way, Rep. Goodwin seems to support something like the estate…
From the fervid imagination of Rep. Tim Goodwin—phantom teachers! Senator Lance Russell said it best when he identified the school aid formula as a “reverse…
Governor Kristi Noem wouldn’t recognize government waste if it happened right outside her window: Pssst, Kristi! All that white stuff you’re watering? It’s water! Maybe…
As a Catholic and a fireman, my friend Joe Lowe can speak with much more authority than I can about the conflagration that devastated la…