Tri-Valley school district superintendent Mike Lodmel thought it would be a good idea to offer home-school students free laptops if they would come and sit…
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In South Dakota, K-12 school districts receive state funding based on how many students are enrolled as of the end of September. The new teacher-based…
The Department of Labor and Regulation does us the favor of posting the official statement from the Division of Banking on its Cease and Desist…
What does it mean if the Legislature holds task force subcommittee meetings on campaign finance reform and nobody shows up? Senator Jordan Youngberg (R-8/Madison) concludes…
The SDGOP spin blog tries to portray Republican legislators’ exclusive, invitation-only listening session last week as no big deal. Rather than address the elitist, anti-populist…
When Dollar Loan Center reopened in Sioux Falls and Rapid City in July to offer shady one-week loans, I was worried that payday predator Chuck…
Yesterday I mentioned draft legislation the state Board of Elections will consider later this month to decertify Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) devices for South Dakota’s…
Speaking of improper use of police resources, the Mitchell mayor Jerry Toomey has decided, without council discussion or approval, to deploy a city cop to…
Warning—I’m about to use the n-word. Actually, Ta-Nehisi Coates uses it to put in the starkest terms his argument that white supremacy is the core…
While Donald Trump uses the cost of health care for transgender soldiers (less than a hundredth of the cost of kicking them out, and less…