The first bills are in the hopper! Senate Bill 2 of the 2020 Session revisits an issue that fizzled in the 2019 Session, an effort…
Month: January 2020
Requirement #1 for working for Kristi Noem: having your horsehockey down pat. Hear Beltway lobbyist turned Noem flack Maggie Seidel demonstrate her necessary disregard for…
It’s easy to casually read Governor Kristi Noem’s December 20 announcement that South Dakota will accept refugees in 2020 as deserving praise. Journalist David Lias…
If you don’t want state stormtroopers to stop and frisk you for five minutes every time you enter the Capitol to visit your state government…
In 2016, the Legislature established the State of the Tribes Address as a symbolic gesture of respect for our Native neighbors, as well as an…
What was in vogue with Dakota Free Press readers in 2019? Here are the 116 posts (including a few from previous years!) that drew more…
Did Governor Kristi Noem just slip up and appoint another supporter of universal preschool to the South Dakota Legislature? Noem announced on New Year’s Eve…
Mark Galli retires today from his position as editor in chief of Christianity Today. Galli put his name to the famous and powerful December 19,…
Posts on SD Voice v. Noem II Trial: Harassment by Petition Blockers in 2015 Shows HB 1094 Circulator Registry and Badges Dangerous, Misguided Secretary of…
The South Dakota State Employees Organization is calling for the Legislature to study state worker pay and benefits. SDSEO exec Eric Olilla tells WNAX that…