Last week Governor Kristi Noem vetoed two bills that passed with near unanimity. House Bill 1012 and House Bill 1013 sought to clean up 194…
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South Dakota’s state high school basketball tournaments have been shut down, just like pretty much every other big social event that would bring thousands of…
Oh, yeah, and while y’all were out hoarding toilet paper, the Legislature passed a budget. Actual FY2018 Actual FY 2019 Budgeted FY 2020 Requested FY…
When you go to the polls in November to vote on legalizing sports betting in Deadwood, remember: imposing another voluntary tax that’s fun to pay…
Governor Kristi Noem issued two executive orders yesterday aimed at controlling the spread of covid-19. EO 2020-04 declares a statewide state of emergency. It vests…
The coronavirus crisis proves the complete failure of Donald Trump in the White House, said David Brooks and Mark Shields on PBS NewsHour last night:…
Speaking for Governor Kristi Noem must wear people out. Bob Mercer notes that Noem continues to go through staff like Wal-Mart t-shirts: Turnover among Governor…
LGBTQ advocacy group Equality South Dakota is distributing this scorecard on legislators’ votes on this Session’s three attacks on South Dakotans who challenge our Christofascist…
Governor Kristi Noem is so committed to expanding broadband in rural South Dakota that she’s giving companies state grants to build competing services in areas…