Two days, two departures from state government. Mike Jaspers announced this morning that two years as Secretary of Agriculture is enough; he’s going to work…
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During last night’s debate on South Dakota Public Television, moderator Stephanie Rissler cast the line Kristi Noem was hoping for about corruption and scandals, and…
Patrick Lalley and I took another swing at offering South Dakotans the smartest political radio in the state yesterday. Lalley invited me onto the KSOO…
Last night’s Republican gubernatorial primary debate between Marty Jackley and Kristi Noem on South Dakota Public Television produced one bit of useful news, at least…
Earlier this month I posted CDC maps and data showing that South Dakota has twice the suicide rate of New York. Republican gubernatorial candidate Kristi…
Today’s tea leaf says Billie Sutton is going to win the Governor’s race. Still-new Education Secretary Don Kirkegaard is quitting his state job to go…
An eager reader says she caught the following ad for Neal Tapio on KELO-TV’s noon program today. Grace Hemeyer’s endorsement of Tapio shows the utter…
It’s good to be king, if just for a while To be there in velvet, yeah, to give ’em a smile It’s good to get…
I saw that Sioux Falls paper’s tagline for Donna O’Connell’s letter to the editor—”Sutton’s ‘Moderate’ Views a Welcome Change“—and thought, “welcome change from what? Haven’t…
Last night Rep. Liz May (R-27/Kyle) and Sen. Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton) filed paperwork (electron-work?) to create the Conservative Republican Caucus PAC. The PAC’s mail goes…