On November 8, Rep. Kristi Noem said she would not vote to extend the EB-5 visa investment program without changes: Noem said, “I will review any…
Dakota Free Press Posts
Your Department of Labor and Regulation tweets a cute infographic showing the South Dakota equivalent average wages for Santa’s helpers at the North Pole. Naturally, such South Dakota…
We tried this heading into the 2014 Session; let’s try it again! Dakota Free Press readers include some of the sharpest policy thinkers in state. So let’s…
The plaintiffs in the Poor Bear v. Jackson County lawsuit concerning equal voting rights for Indians said they wouldn’t back down. Now they have filed their…
With one initiative petition certified and seven more pending, interested citizens may be wondering about the viability of challenging any of these petitions. The first consideration is…
After watching the processing time for rape kits nearly double over the last eight years from 30 days to 55, Attorney General Marty Jackley has finally…
Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether appointed a committee last summer to review the Convention and Visitors Bureau–Business Improvement District board’s use of the $2-per-room-per-night tax that Sioux Falls hotel…
John Tsitrian doesn’t think country-of-origin labeling (COOL) makes much business sense for meatpackers. He’s worked in cattle, and he considers COOL “burdensome and unnecessary.” Yet even…
The Falcon has landed. Wow! USA—darn right! In a brilliant display of engineering and recycling, SpaceX launched a two-stage rocket from Cape Canaveral last night, placed eleven OrbComm…
State Rep. Paula Hawks (D-9/Hartford) announces that she has scaled back her campaign for U.S. House during the last several weeks because of a family health issue.…