When Patty Shiery told me that the 2012 Republican House speaker Val Rausch and her fellow Republican House caucus members laughed off Tiffany Campbell’s accusation…
Category: South Dakota
I’ve reported on House Bill 1005 (the bad “Yes Means No” referendum wrecker), House Bill 1007 (the weak but salvageable Citizen Initiative Review Committee), and Senate…
The Trump Tax is already a boon for Brown County. According to our treasurer, Sheila Enderson, taxpayers looking to maximize deductions under pre-Trump law more…
Lake County as hired Wendy Kloeppner as its new state’s attorney, filling the gap left by the resignation of Madison lawyer Manuel deCastro in October…
Past DFP/MT Wish Lists: Ten years of jump-off points for alternative South Dakota futures! 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013: no list! Distracted by trip to…
What did you think were the most click-worthy stories of 2017 on Dakota Free Press? Here are ten most-viewed DFP blog posts of 2017, plus 66…
It’s pretty hard to write so much about the Legislature without thinking up ideas for good legislation of my own. I’ve offered blog bills in…
Maybe the Trump Tax handouts to wealthy corporations will trickle down to us commoners… if government regulation makes them trickle. The day after Congress passed…
I don’t do New Year’s resolutions—I do New Year’s Top Ten lists! I do resolve to maintain my commitment to the original journalism that sets Dakota…
Secretary of State Shantel Krebs has certified the first ballot measure of the 2018 season. Yesterday she promoted the Voter Protection and Anti-Corruption Amendment from…