When Governor Kristi Noem announced that South Dakota would conduct a statewide trial of hydroxychloroquine, she rushed to her private Fox News remote studio to…
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I developed an affection for hats when I was a kid. I had a lucky “Captain” baseball cap in junior high—lucky, obviously, because I wore…
With Senator Maher’s warning in mind that South Dakota’s labor data undershoot the full scope of unemployment, let’s look at today’s April employment report for…
Lee Strubinger reports that South Dakota “is sitting on $1.25 billion in federal relief money.” Governor Kristi Noem is claiming that the feds won’t let…
In its half-hourly newsblurb yesterday evening, SDPB led the weekly South Dakota unemployment filings report by chipperly stating that jobless claims fell last week to…
Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman is all about advertising. He advertises his marketing business in the first sentence of his official city government bio. A commenter…
Wait—coronavirus is blowing holes in South Dakota’s budget and everyone else’s, and Governor Kristi Noem says we probably don’t need a Special Session? Governor Kristi…
Republicans in Washington want to give businesses immunity from lawsuits over coronavirus, blocking workers and customers from suing for infections they catch while working or…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wonders if physical classrooms are obsolete: Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested today that remote learning could become a permanent part of…
Brown County saw nine new confirmed cases of coronavirus Saturday, eight Sunday, six Monday, six Tuesday, and five today. Given that the three previous weeks…