I keep hearing this word “compromise” to describe the nonmeandered waters* legislation for which the Governor is convening the Legislature in special session Monday. But the…
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Beyond my general distaste for the jockocracy, you know what the problem is with having political fundraisers with big sports stars? They make you look shrimpy:…
Chiropractor Fred Deutsch really doesn’t like the assisted-suicide initiative petition currently circulating in South Dakota. The conservative Christian and former legislator continues to oppo-brand the measure…
Dry enough for you? According to UNL’s U.S. Drought Monitor, since last week, drought has expanded in South Dakota, with a fair chunk of north central South…
Anti-Muslim fearmonger organization “Act for America” is bringing another team of hucksters to whip South Dakotans into fear and donations. With the help of the Family…
Today’s smartest fiscal policy headline comes from John Tsitrian, who writes of the Kansas Legislature’s repeal of Sam Brownback’s failed tax-cut plan, “The Laffable Curve Flatlines in…
Hey, didn’t some conservatives tell us that Donald Trump was all about waving the flag for LGBT equality? He must have heard that was an…
Thinking he has a good thing going, upcoming KSOO radio host Patrick Lalley extends his argument that South Dakota Democrats erred in holding Billie Sutton’s campaign announcement at…
Whoo-hoo—new podcast! In this week’s awesome hour of audio from Dakota Free Press, local music teacher Joe Berns tells us what he learned about the Koch Brothers’ vision…
Legislators, assemble! Governor Dennis Daugaard has called a special session of the South Dakota Legislature on Monday, June 12 (that’s next week!) to discuss who…