When the best Democrats can say is that things didn’t get any worse, it’s been another depressing election. South Dakota Democrats have gained one seat…
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The support recreational marijuana got from South Dakota voters in 2020 went up in smoke this year. South Dakotans have rejected Initiated Measure 27, which…
The only sign of progress in South Dakota’s election results is that South Dakotans chose to expand Medicaid. Overriding years of Legislative inaction rooted in…
The Fort Randall Dam flooded over 34 square miles of Yankton Sioux reservation land and forced 136 Indian families off their home land. Now a…
Benjamin S. Case and Michael McQuarrie of the Center for Work and Demcoracy at Arizona State University have released “Majority Rules: The Battle for Ballot…
South Dakota is soft on crime…at least when crime is committed by Republicans. Former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg drove distracted, killed a man, and lied…
Jeff Broin’s brother put $10,000 into Smart Growth Sioux Falls’ campaign for a ballot initiative to block the construction of Wholestone Farms’ pork slaughterhouse downwind…
We all know Kristi Noem has outraised Jamie Smith with millions of dollars from her mostly out-of-state donors pushing her 2024 bid for the presidency.…
Governor Kristi Noem’s inability to govern continues to hamstring practical efforts to improve the state’s stagnant economy. Faced with criticism for her poor performance, Noem…