South Dakota’s minimum wage rises fifty cents tomorrow, from $9.45 to $9.95 an hour. Happy New Year, and, once again, workers, thank Democrats! But even…
Category: South Dakota
The South Dakota Unified Justice System still hasn’t delivered on producing an easily accessible system for accessing state court documents online ($20 per search? Come…
I failed twice to remove part-time Aberdeen resident and do-nothing Senator Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) from the South Dakota Legislature. Now it appears that, if he…
House Impeachment Cmte Subpoenas DPS Sec. Price, Four Investigators, Numerous Documents on Ravnsborg
The impeachment Special Session will run into the regular 2022 Session of the South Dakota Legislature. After three more hours of secret discussions than expected,…
South Dakota state historian recognizes the 131st anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre by posting a photo of the war loot seized from the dead…
So far in my compilation of economic facts that call into question Governor Kristi Noem’s repeated claim that “South Dakota has the strongest economy in…
University of Iowa environmental engineering researcher Chris Jones blogs about the tension between agriculture and a healthy environment. (“Farmers are stewards of the land” is…
In another win for workers, protest from Corrections employees who were promised fairer holiday pay last summer but saw no action from the Governor has…
Evidently stung by one small victory for transparency, Speaker of the House Spencer Gosch (R-23/Glenham) has locked the first substantive discussions in the impeachment hearing…
A donor to the blog notes that I would have a hard time winning South Dakota’s gubernatorial election because, among other reasons, the donor thinks…