Maybe South Dakota’s agricultural lobby isn’t as fired up about hemp as folks eager to override Governor Kristi Noem’s opposition to the crop are assuming.…
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My local paper runs this odd little online poll asking “Is the second 2019 Market Facilitation Program payment large enough?” The poll widgeteer, Civic Science,…
That Sioux Falls paper says someone should be held accountable for the really bad decision to spend $1.4 million on the ridiculous and counterproductive “Meth.…
Earlier this month, I explained the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s standards of care for transgender youth that render Rep. Fred Deutsch’s (R-4/Florence) proposed…
“Alcohol. We’re On It.” And yikes, we’re on the road with it: According to 2018 figures, there were 5,891 DUI arrests in South Dakota, 32nd…
In the spirit of Governor Kristi Noem’s call to identify with the downtrodden, I consider renaming my series of letters from the South Dakota State…
Senator Mike Rounds gets credit for paying attention to this blog (you know they read Dakota Free Press in Washington) and supporting legislation to expand…
I am pleased to see a new addition to the South Dakota Blogosphere. Well-established Rapid City blogger John Tsitrian and veteran reporter and Sioux Falls…
Maybe the Government Operations and Audit Committee’s usurpation of the Secretary of Education’s authority will be good for South Dakota. GOAC chair Senator Ryan Maher…