Senator Michael Rohl (R-1/Aberdeen) has been acting strangely for a Republican, filing bills to raise taxes and not hurt the initiative process. He returns to…
Dakota Free Press Posts
Mugwumps and reasonable legislators may come together to stop future governors from abusing the economic development funds the way Kristi Noem did. The first bill…
Tax hike! Tax hike! A Republican legislator is proposing a tax hike! Senator Michael Rohl (R-1/Aberdeen) proposes Senate Bill 7 to increase South Dakota’s tax…
Among our Christmas blessings is Rick Knobe’s report that his 79-year-old body and mind have passed the medical tests he’s undergone this fall. Alas, not…
If a corporation brings a $550-million project to South Dakota, you can bet there will be government handouts, and you can bet the cronies handing…
The first bill affecting initiative and referendum is in the hopper, and surprisingly, it is not an attack on direct democracy. Instead, Republican (!) Senator…
Rookie anti-government Representative Travis Ismay (R-28B/Vale) files the first individual House bill of the 2026 Session, House Bill 1004, in which he takes another swing…
The Minneapolis Fed notes that tourism, along with relocating retirees, health care, and Ellsworth Air Force Base have boosted Rapid City’s economy: It’s not an…
KELO-TV gets two people to say business seems slow at the Sioux Falls airport: Just four days before Christmas, many might expect the airport to…
Racist hotelier and convicted assaulter Connie Uhre died September 5. No word on whether Uhre banned Indians from her funeral. But on Friday a Rapid…