Bob Mercer reports that Attorney General Mark Vargo has pulled another journalist off the beat and into state government: Vargo brought aboard Stewart Huntington, a…
Month: September 2022
In an observation sure to be popular with the Dakota Free Press commentariat, Joe Kirby says that South Dakota’s problem isn’t too much government, but too many…
Pat Powers notes that among the first reports from the paywalled Argus-refugee Sneve-Ellis Dakota Scout is a note that the generally well-mannered Dusty Johnson told the Sioux…
A week after announcing emergency pay raises to prevent the staffing shortage in our state prisons from getting even worse, Governor Kristi Noem announced pay…
While one ill-mannered moron with a bullhorn screamed obscenities that embarrass responsible parents and patriots, President Joe Biden called America to its senses and its historic…
Tom Lawrence does excellent work documenting the substance of the conversation that Leah Bothamley and Tiffany Campbell attempted to have with Governor Kristi Noem at…
As it tries to recruit immigrant labor for the next big slaughterhouse, South Dakota will have trouble standing out as a great place for workers.…
Sturgis Rally traffic was down 4.4% from last year. Those fewer folks apparently spent even less per person than did last year’s riders and oglers—we’ve…
Governor Noem may now be campaigning for a second slaughterhouse in Sioux Falls, but she hasn’t said where Wholestone Farms will find 1,000 new workers…
A couple weeks ago, the Governor’s Office said the issue of building a second slaughterhouse in Sioux Falls “will be decided at the local level.”…