Despite our big 2016 sales tax increase, South Dakota’s K-12 teacher pay remains a disappointing 48th in the nation. Our elementary and high school teachers…
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Aberdeen city councilman Mark Remily wants to talk about inspecting rental properties in our fair city. Aberdeen does fire and safety inspections on rental properties…
The Legislative Research Council has posted the three bills Governor Dennis Daugaard wants passed at the September 12 Special Session. They aren’t in nice neat…
Donald Trump is coming to South Dakota next Friday to campaign for Kristi Noem: This invitation, circulated (according to my source) by South Dakota Republican…
I cannot bear to watch ABC’s full video of Paul Erickson and Maria Butina singing “Beauty and the Beast” together. Can’t, won’t, no, never…. But…
While it’s good to see the ITC ending Donald Trump’s destructive meddling in the newsprint market, it’s a relief to hear Trump’s new Secretary of…
Congresswoman Kristi Noem thinks it’s really important that the International Trade Commission yesterday overturned the Trump newsprint tariff: “Local newspapers document the heartbeat of small…
If you looked at the Chronicle of Higher Education tables I cited in my previous post, you know this fiscal policy post is coming! The state of…
If you think Brookings, Vermillion, and South Dakota’s other college towns are remarkably racially diverse, zoom out on the map. The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s fun…
I listened over my gnashing of salami and provolone to Lori Walsh, Seth Tupper, and Jon Hunter talk about the significance of Billie Sutton’s eagerness…