The University of South Dakota put federal public defender Neil Fulton in charge of our law school last week. USD passed over two out-of-staters with…
Category: South Dakota
In his excellent essay this week on rioting and South Dakota’s corporate fascism, Dr. David Newquist reminds us that Governor Kristi Noem’s rushed anti-protest bills…
Representative Drew Dennert (R-3/Aberdeen) finally got kids the lemonade tax exemption he promised them. After failing to get a similar measure through the House last…
The Senate spared Governor Kristi Noem the agony of having to consider another possible violation of her promise that “We Won’t Raise Taxes” with the…
This week Governor Kristi Noem signed two bills to keep ambitious candidates like Lance Russell out of trouble… and endorsed two colliding election laws. Recall…
The Legislature has kept Governor Noem’s promise that “We Won’t Raise Taxes,” at least electronic cigarettes. On Tuesday, the House concurred with the Senate’s amendment…
South Dakota is closed: Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered the closure of state government offices in all South Dakota counties Thursday (today) due to the…
The USDA’s latest cattle inventory says that, as of January 1, 2019, there were just about 29 bovines for every 100 Americans. Divide ’em all up,…
Senator Jeff Monroe (R-24/Pierre) can be happy that he was wrong. Three months ago, Senator Monroe predicted the Legislature would repeal the Partridge Amendment. Cue…
Senate Bill 128, the horse-racing subsidy, hobbled across the Legislative finish line with a fifth of what its Republican sponsors wanted. Prime sponsors Senator Jeff…