Last week I reported that, as of the end of February, the state was spending money more slowly than it had at that point in…
Dakota Free Press Posts
Yup—as expected, Kristi Noem is taking credit for the end of the pine beetle epidemic: Just wanted to send you a quick note, as the…
Megan Raposa reports that new performance standards requiring more contact hours may mean the Sioux Falls Head Start program won’t be able to serve as many kids: The Head Start…
A couple weeks ago, I reported BEA data showing South Dakota’s farm earnings were down 57% in 2016. The Mitchell Tech-based Center for Farm/Ranch Management gathers similarly…
Senator John Thune visited Trinity Lutheran School before his town hall in Aberdeen yesterday: I’m sure the kids were thrilled to meet such an important public official.…
Senator John Thune fielded questions from fourteen citizens during his town hall in Aberdeen today. You can view most of the questions and responses, along with…
Senator John Thune held a one-hour town hall for about 90 interested citizens here in Aberdeen today. I’ll post video of the fourteen questions he fielded shortly,…
Greg Belfrage went to town on Represent South Dakota and their proposed Voter Protection and Anti-Corruption Amendment on his KELO Radio show this morning. Belfrage…
With local legislators uncritically lapping up anti-immigrant hysteria (“become better educated on the refugee discussion” from a woman who says McCarthy was right? Really, Spencer Gosch?),…
Pat Powers notices that his RSS feed shows that Democrat Chris Martian of Rapid City has filed a statement of organization with the Federal Election Commission to…