During its conference call today, the Government Operations and Audit Committee will discuss a sixteen-page draft of its annual report. Discussion of the GEAR UP/Mid-Central…
Category: South Dakota
While the Trump Administration tries to figure out what a national health emergency really means, South Dakota’s leaders should perhaps consider declaring a state health…
One chart tucked in the Government Operations and Audit Committee dossier for today shows that a large majority of state employees don’t like going to…
While South Dakota Democrats were busy this weekend training candidates for 2018, SDGOP chairman Dan Lederman was hobnobbing with his Iowa pals and Donald Trump Jr.:…
Every now and then, when my life feels too easy, I read Gordon Howie. Gaaacckk! Gordon’s fuzzy Sunday devotional has him wondering how all of…
I’ve been reviewing an updated summary of FY2017 legislator travel reimbursements provided by the Legislative Research Council. This updated list includes “miscellaneous” charges along with transportation,…
In this week’s crime files, Cody James Gramkow of rural Olivet stands accused of stealing $67,000 worth of equipment: According to a press release from…
Watertown continues its love affair with federal airport dollars. In a special meeting Wednesday, the Watertown City Council unanimously approved spending $25,000 to further subsidize…
Sioux Falls non-profit Conscious Youth Solutions is holding a “Diversity and Inclusion Summit” next week Thursday, November 2, at the downtown Holiday Inn. Unlike the dreary stream…
The good news: Governing‘s Louis Jacobson says Trump and the Republican Congress have improved Democrats’ chances of winning governor’s races in 2018. In January, Jacobson rated…