Governor Larry Rhoden is following Kristi Noem’s example of taking credit for curriculum standards. His press release Tuesday noting the Board of Education’s approval of…
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In their swift rubber-stamping of changes to math and health curriculum standards Monday, the Board of Education Standards sided with Education Secretary Joe Graves and…
Federal Judge Camela C. Theeler has stopped Pete Lien and Sons’ search for graphite in the heart of the Black Hills while American Indians and…
The Libertarian Party of South Dakota, the only active alternative political party in the state, convened in Chamberlain Saturday to nominate candidates for public office.…
The latest data from the National Education Association show that South Dakota paid its K-12 teachers an average of $58,486 in the 2024–2025 school year.…
In a sign that Ian Fury is failing to demonstrate his incredible competence in campaign comms, Larry Rhoden is whimpering that Dusty Johnson tried to…
As I noted in my update to yesterday’s post on Governor Rhoden’s claim that he and Kristi Noem once supported repealing South Dakota’s unusual sales…
Governor Larry Rhoden is trying all the lines Ian Fury can hand him to oppose the effort to refer and repeal Senate Bill 245, Rhoden’s…
Update 2026.05.03 07:22 CDT: An eager reader who was in the room three years ago pointed out that as Lieutenant Governor, Larry Rhoden did testify…
Governor Larry Rhoden is already campaigning against the referendum of Senate Bill 245, one of two key pillars of his apparently unpopular compromise property-tax relief…