In both Minnesota and Nebraska, I’ve often had the impression that small towns look bigger than towns of similar population in South Dakota. Little towns…
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The Great American State Fair, a national celebration being branded as a “State Fair” and a “World’s Fair”, opens June 25 on the now much-obstructed…
My analysis of how Johnson and Hansen voters may break in the Doeden/Rhoden runoff assumes that voters will show up in the same numbers and…
In a substantial conversation with Meghan O’Brien on South Dakota Searchlight‘s post-primary podcast, veteran reporter Kevin Woster says Governor Larry Rhoden is “a very slight…
Here is the single most important takeaway from President Joe Biden’s visit to Sioux Falls for the Democratic Party’s McGovern Day fundraising dinner Friday: State…
The top two finishers in Tuesday’s primary, car-and-booze loudmouth Toby Doeden and Governor Larry Rhoden, claimed 56% of the Republican vote. That leaves the 44%…
O.K., enough pity party for Dusty. South Dakota’s Republican primary voters freed Congressman Dusty Johnson of having to kiss Donald Trump’s ass Tuesday when they…
…but city turnout remains below 2006–2018 levels. The 2025 Legislature passed House Bill 1130 on the premise that combining municipal and school elections with the…
DSU Student Robert Arnold failed to make the ballot to challenge SDDP exec Dan Ahlers for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. However, Arnold remains determined to…
District 3 wasn’t the only place where Republican primary voters rejected Legislative incumbents. In District 1 in northeastern South Dakota, incumbent House rookie and Charlie…