The Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature was supposed to discuss two things yesterday: a couple of appointments to interstate commissions and hiring a…
Category: South Dakota
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that 5,823,917 Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week. That’s nearly twice the 2,903,757 who filed the week…
Which businesses must stay open during the coronavirus shutdown? How about bicycle shops? With gyms closing due to COVID-19, and a milder spring than years…
If the thought of catching coronavirus won’t make you stay home, how about a $500 fine and 30 days in jail? That’s what Aberdeen will…
You’d think the Census would be much easier this year, since Census-takers are much more likely to find everyone at home… Luckily, we can fulfill…
Governor Kristi Noem revised her projection of the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, saying today that South Dakota will see the worst of it come…
The Board of Regents made a heck of a good decision today. Meeting by teleconference today, the Regents turned back a 2% tuition increase and…
Coronavirus won’t kill everybody, but it could put everyone in Keystone, including city government, out of business: …the sales-tax revenues from food and drink, lodging…
Sioux Falls is closing playgrounds, park benches, and other park facilities where lots of people may gather and increase the spread of the coronavirus: The…
South Dakota’s response to an economic crisis—cut the budget and pray for help from Uncle Sam and T. Denny—runs counter to sound fiscal policy. When…