The votes on Senate Bill 177, the youth minimum wage, are worth studying. In the Senate, all seven Dems present voted voted to stick with the…
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The College of Arts and Sciences at South Dakota State University wants to require its graduates to take minors along with their majors. According to…
Young readers, two numbers: $1.00 605-773-3212 $1.00 is the pay cut you will take if South Dakota’s Legislature has its way. Last November, South Dakota…
An eager reader checks on the churchiness of our fine state and finds South Dakotans don’t go to church much more often than Minnesotans… or…
After three months of operating with its ad hoc steering committee, South Dakota Progress is getting ready to elect its first official Executive Board. This progressive political…
Here’s a political consistency question to chew on at lunch: South Dakota voters have approved constitutional amendments that require a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to impose…
Secretary of State Shantel Krebs provides a nifty little map showing voter registration totals by county around the state. Secretary Krebs even thoughtfully colors in each county to…
Meade County voters have put an end to their TIF tiff with a resounding No. Voters rejected the Meade County Commission’s proposal to fund construction of…
Welcome to Dakota Free Press, my new South Dakota blog. I have blogged under the Madville Times masthead since August 2005. I started with a…