Lee Strubinger reports that South Dakota “is sitting on $1.25 billion in federal relief money.” Governor Kristi Noem is claiming that the feds won’t let…
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In its half-hourly newsblurb yesterday evening, SDPB led the weekly South Dakota unemployment filings report by chipperly stating that jobless claims fell last week to…
Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman is all about advertising. He advertises his marketing business in the first sentence of his official city government bio. A commenter…
Wait—coronavirus is blowing holes in South Dakota’s budget and everyone else’s, and Governor Kristi Noem says we probably don’t need a Special Session? Governor Kristi…
Brown County saw nine new confirmed cases of coronavirus Saturday, eight Sunday, six Monday, six Tuesday, and five today. Given that the three previous weeks…
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development thought three weeks ago that its SB 192 tranche of $10.5 million in Small Business Economic Disaster Relief loans…
South Dakota Standard‘s Tom Lawrence started connecting dots last month between former Trump campaigner Corey Lewandowski and Governor Kristi Noem’s effort to win the White…
Kim Vanneman is leaving her post as South Dakota’s Secretary of Agriculture, in part because she misses farming. Governor Kristi Noem is replacing Vanneman, at…
Governor Kristi Noem used the phrase “Back to Normal” a lot last week: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday mapped out a plan for…
We have our first state revenue report reflecting the impact of coronavirus on South Dakota’s fiscal situation. Sales tax collected in March and sent to…