Wages are up down on the farm! New stats from USDA show hired hands in the Northern Plains Region (ND, SD, NE, KS) made 7%…
Category: South Dakota
Once again, Donald Trump reduces the consumption of South Dakota agricultural products: Two tom turkeys, plucked from among the masses at Riverside Colony north of…
Article 8 Section 1 of the South Dakota Constitution explains our founders’ commitment to public education: Uniform system of free public schools. The stability of a republican…
In 2016, thanks to the all-too-briefly enacted Initiated Measure 22, we had two gubernatorial candidates declare less than two weeks after the election. Dusty Johnson…
As we wait for Donald Trump to pick a replacement for Jeff Sessions, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales reminds us the job doesn’t have to…
The Deadwood sports betting initiative that I reported on yesterday actually has two purposes. Along with adding sports betting to the ways one can lose…
Amidst the wreckage of last week’s election, an eager reader pointed out one shiny gem: sane people committed to sensible government kicked litigious yahoos off…
Hey, farmers! Don’t forget to tell the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service how badly Donald Trump screwed you this year! The NASS says it will…
All right, you’ve had a week to recover; who’s ready to discuss (and debate, and petition?) initiatives for the 2020 ballot? Secretary of State has…