The two biggest stories of 2020 in South Dakota and across our nation were the pandemics of coronavirus and Trumpism. Both pandemics threaten the survival…
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Happy New Year! Let’s celebrate with the traditional year in statistical review of Dakota Free Press in 2020! I published 1,261 posts in 2020, drew 17,055…
Representative-Elect Elizabeth May (R=27/Kyle) and 26 other legislators hate democracy enough that they are calling on Congress to throw out the Electoral College votes of…
Noem Brings More Reckless Conservatives to South Dakota, Campaigns in Georgia, Coronavirus Be Darned
The SDGOP spin machine is bragging about how Governor Kristi Noem’s reckless disdain for public health is luring other reckless conservatives to come gather in…
Governor Kristi Noem waited until October to launch her headline program of welfare checks to businesses and non-profits economically harmed by the coronavirus pandemic. She…
South Dakota continues to fall short of the statutory target teacher salary established in the big Daugaard reform of 2016. According to the Department of…
Holy cow—my friend and long-time Yankton teacher and speech coach turned photographer Paul Harens got a really bad case of coronavirus: When he tested positive,…
Governor Kristi Noem gets another year to sit on her federal coronavirus relief funds. Bob Mercer reports that the coronavirus relief/budget package that Congress passed…
Representative Linda Duba (D-15/Sioux Falls) is keeping herself and all the Capitol staff safe and setting a good example for all legislators by saying she…
We have our first drops in the Legislative bucket… but there’s nothing in the hopper to get excited about yet. Senate Bill 1 is the…