The state Board of Education Standards was supposed to hold a public hearing Monday on proposed rule changes “to prohibit the adoption of content standards…
Month: August 2022
When the Governor’s Office announced immediate pay raises for state prison personnel on Thursday, Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko praised Governor Kristi Noem for driving providing…
Senator Reynold Nesiba has the good sense to sponsor Dakota Free Press. He also has the good sense to reach out to voters in their own language:…
There are worse places to bicycle than South Dakota, but not many. The League of American Bicyclists’ new rankings of the states for bike-friendliness place South…
South Dakota Snow Queen Kristi Noem is at least deigning to one debate with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jamie Smith. Nebraska Regent, culture war fabulist, and…
More than a year after sacking Corrections leadership and promising to address the labor shortage, racial and sexual harassment, and poor working conditions in South Dakota’s prisons,…
KELO-TV notes that the Noem Administration continues to distinguish itself in shutting out the local press. Angela Kennecke, one of KELO-TV’s most experienced and respected…
Once I start looking at the voter registration tables, I just keep going: Registered Republicans don’t make up a majority of South Dakota voters yet,…
The defeat of the anti-abortion amendment on the primary ballot in Kansas on August 2 resulted in part from a surge in voter registration among Democrats…