John Tsitrian spotlighted former Republican legislator Jerry Apa’s critique of the South Dakota GOP last week. Apa’s declaration that the SDGOP’s arrogant leaders are out of…
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Speaking of conflict of interest, Senator M. Michael Rounds has some interesting political choices ahead relating to the EB-5 program. Yesterday, the Inspector General of the Department…
Here’s a Chamber of Commerce Republican who will sign a petition to refer Senate Bill 177, the youth minimum wage, to a public vote. Rapid City businessman and…
While we wait for Bob Mercer’s report on his date with the Supreme Court to argue for opening the Richard Benda death investigation, retiring Board of Regents…
The South Dakota Legislature passed House Bill 1201 this year to make it easier for counties to open their doors to the un-Christlike, soul-sapping mechanization of meat…
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development offers us more fun with numbers with their new and improved Real Wage Calculator. This nifty little tool, touted in…
Dakota Free Press readers are spoiling for a fight… or two! The first Dakota Free Press poll asked, “Should voters refer SB 69 (petition reform) and/or SB…
In my conversations about referring Senate Bill 69 and/or Senate Bill 177, numerous South Dakota neighbors have expressed the concern that crowding the ballot with lots…
South Dakota’s Senate Bill 69, the petition reform bill, has gained unfavorable national attention. The Centrist Project, which promoted Independent U.S. Senate candidates Larry Pressler in South…
Are you coming to Prairie Edge in Rapid City Thursday evening? I am! South Dakota Democratic Party Vice-Chair Joe Lowe will be leading a Democratic Party Town…