Governor Kristi Noem’s spin machine is eagerly portraying GOP primary challenger Representative Steven Haugaard as opposing business. (Steve, quick: tweet back that you’re not against business;…
Category: South Dakota
Resisting some last-minute pressure from Team Noem, the Legislature’s Executive Board yesterday approved the Government Operations and Audit Committee’s request to subpoena ousted Appraiser Certification…
Rep. Steven Haugaard has officially announced his candidacy for Governor of South Dakota. His new whiz-bang website opens the sloganizing with “People Are Priority”, “Return…
During last week’s Special Session on redistricting, a Legislative intern surprised House State Affairs with a brief allegation of political plotting within her Republican party.…
Sister Kennedy must need some help directing Mom’s campaign finances…. In a vituperative letter, Kassidy Peters, daughter of Governor Kristi Noem, announces to the Department…
Smithfield Denies Wrongdoing But Pays Paltry OSHA Fine for Coronavirus Hazards; Workers Disappointed
In September 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Smithfield Foods $13,494, the maximum allowed by law, for failing to protect its Sioux Falls…
Yesterday I reported that the Senate-loved Sparrow map piles five Republican incumbents into the three-seat Moody-Minnehaha District 25. One of those crowded incumbents, Representative Steven…
South Dakotans appear to be responding with enthusiasm to my urging that they sign up for the panel Governor Kristi Noem is wastefully summoning to…
Kelby Krabbenhoft made medically incorrect statements that undermined Sanford Health’s mission to protect public health, and Sanford Health had to give him $49.5 million to…
But hey—let’s not fuss about redistricting and campaign finance; let’s go kill us some otters! River otters are rare to see in person, but in…