Following up on yesterday’s post about how Huron, Brookings, and other rural communities depend on immigration for their economic survival, an eager reader asked, “What…
Category: South Dakota
A couple millennia ago, an execution sparked a religious revolution. As our state continues the unfair, unjust, and wasteful practice of killing prisoners, let’s hear…
When he tries to talk about policy, former Republican legislator David Novstrup mostly mumbles ineffectively. But when he sticks to his core competency, operating go-karts…
Don’t expect savings on road projects to help offset our sagging state revenues. Bob Mercer listened in on the South Dakota Transportation Commission’s meeting Tuesday…
While Dusty trolls the border, this morning’s New York Times notes how much less full our not-nearly full country would be without immigration: International migration helped rural…
Representative Dusty Johnson’s Easter break junket to Arizona invites all sorts of interesting commentary about the politics of immigration. First off, our rookie Congressman danced…
January, February, March—for three straight months, South Dakota state government has taken in less money than it needs to cover its Fiscal Year 2019 budget.…
While I’m digging through Rep. Goodwin’s ramblings, I am pleased to find that, in a way, Rep. Goodwin seems to support something like the estate…
From the fervid imagination of Rep. Tim Goodwin—phantom teachers! Senator Lance Russell said it best when he identified the school aid formula as a “reverse…