Governor Dennis Daugaard scratched his veto itch today. Stricken by the Governor’s pen today were these five bills: House Bill 1156: This bill would have allowed individuals with…
Category: South Dakota
Headlines should match their photos, right? One, two, three… yesterday’s Aberdeen job fair sure doesn’t look crowded. The 175 folks laid off by Molded Fiber Glass last month must all…
The Whitetail Fire in Custer State Park this month is one tiny flare-up in a long-term increase in wildfire driven by climate change. The Trump budget…
The pivotal argument in the GEAR UP trials may be a political argument: Guericke’s defense attorney, Mike Butler, says his client’s only crime was trusting Scott…
Hey, Watertown! Read Trump’s budget: Eliminates funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, which was originally conceived of as a temporary program nearly 40 years…
Kaiser Family Foundation says the Republican “American Health Care Act” will cost South Dakota health insurance buyers thousands of dollars each year. Scott A. Duke, president…
Don’t call me next Friday afternoon; my March 24 is spoken for: On Friday, March 24, 2017, the South Dakota Advisory Committee to the U.S.…
Among the items on the Animal Industry Board’s Monday, March 20 agenda is a “proposal for changes to captive nondomestic mammal possession rules to allow…
The newest Dakota Free Press Podcast is ready for your earbuds! In this week’s show…: Co-host Spencer Dobson and I express our love for snowplow…
South Dakota to Spend 0.73% Less in FY2018… and Some Education Funding Notes! Senator Stace Nelson is already cranky about the state budget. This fun…