Hail, South Dakota, a great state of the land! Cronyism, secrets, and tax-dodging—that’s what makes her grand! That song came to mind the last time…
Category: South Dakota
My erstwhile State Senator Russell Olson returns to Pierre as the newest Game Fish and Parks Commissioner: “Russ will be a great addition to the Game,…
Here’s a farm program guaranteed not to suffer from state subsidy or other corporate favors from Pierre: the Deuel County Chapter of Dakota Rural Action is hosting an…
My post of Indian voting rights in Jackson County last Wednesday leads to a discussion of taxation, county consolidation, UFOs (really!), economic development, and, ultimately, Bill Dithmer’s…
An eager reader reports that someone is robocalling against Medicaid expansion in South Dakota: All of the questions began “would you be more likely, [less likely]…
Via Wonkblog, I learn the Census just issued new state population estimates for 2015! Whoo-hoo! What do we learn about South Dakota? As of July 1,…
Pat Powers rushes to tamp down the Robert Pear’s suggestion of a split between Pat’s sponsors Governor Dennis Daugaard and Senator John Thune on Medicaid expansion…
Pat Powers invites you to advertise on his blog. For your money he offers you exposure to “non-campaign season traffic” that “averages 1000-1500 unique individual…
The real 36% rate cap on payday loans is on the 2016 ballot! Cap the Rate SD informs me that Secretary of State Shantel Krebs…
It’s hard to tell where USD hires its proofreaders. Jill Callison caught USD’s marketing department committing this roadside assault on apostrophes: Dakota’s… Dakota’s what? The…