In what passes for political analysis on the SDGOP spin blog, Pat Powers says a six-year-old Tweet from my friend and independent District 7 House…
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Governor Dennis Daugaard himself steps out in favor of the easiest ballot measure to oppose, the patently unconstitutional Initiated Measure 24. In his Pro statement…
Earlier this month, the Public Utilities Commission staff recommended that the PUC suspend Utica Grain’s (dba Upper Midwest Grain Elevator) grain buyer’s license following revelations…
Under Donald Trump, South Dakota dairy farmers are squeezing more teats. A new release from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says that South Dakota had…
G. Mark Mickelson sponsored Initiated Measure 25, the buck-a-pack tobacco tax hike, with the promise of putting up to $20 million a year into vo-tech…
Commenters responding to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Billie Sutton’s boffo campaign ad showing his chops against corruption naturally make comparisons to Republican opponent Kristi Noem’s attempt to…
Primary loser Senator Neal Tapio (R-5/Watertown) uses fear and falsehood to stay relevant. If Tapio’s bigotry and fearmongering doesn’t make you sick, it could make it harder for…
While District 3 Representative Drew Dennert rightly brags about his openness and transparency online (posting, for instance, Facebook updates about every vote he makes in…
Here’s more public service you never get from your current District 3 Senator: I’m hosting a forum Monday to education voters about our five ballot…
Billie Sutton shoots and scores! His new video ad goes after corruption in Pierre and shows something his Republican opponent Kristi Noem: a voting record…