Dennis Daugaard appointed 18 legislators to vacancies in eight years. He didn’t get to make his first appointment until November of his first year in…
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In another Issue Memorandum, the Legislative Research Council shows us how South Dakota compares to other states in regulating electronic cigarettes: The American Non-Smokers’ Rights…
Governor Dennis Daugaard delivers his final budget address tomorrow. Watch/listen live online at on South Dakota Public Broadcasting or SD.net!). Daugaard is unlikely to drop bombs…
According to another Issue Memorandum presented by the Legislative Research Council to the Legislature’s Executive Board last month, South Dakota is one of just six…
State Income Tax Could Raise $918 Million! Eager reader Nick Krebs contributed to yesterday’s post on the LRC’s comparison of neighboring state tax systems this comment…
Last month the Legislature’s Executive Board received a basket of new Issue Memoranda from the Legislative Research Council. One of the tastiest is the “Comparison…
In a letter sent yesterday, Senators John Thune and M. Michael Rounds “respectfully request” that Donald Trump “make restoring U.S. soybean market access in China…
“This isn’t politics as usual; this isn’t the status quo,” insists Kristi Noem as she announces she is keeping eight current agency heads and promoting…
A growing economy doesn’t mean jack if it’s not helping people. NPR reports that Trumpistan’s “growing” economy left more children without health insurance in 2017…
Short-sighted Republicans resisted Governor Dennis Daugaard’s plan to expand Medicaid, but part of Daugaard’s crafty plan has been saved and is saving South Dakota money.…