On the bright side, Donald Trump is a blessing to teachers of speech and logic. At yesterday’s stunning, rambling press conference, the President of the United States provided a textbook…
Dakota Free Press Posts
The most significant IM22 replacement bill, Senate Bill 54, is still hung up in Senate State Affairs. After hearings Monday and Wednesday, the committee is still working…
Last week Rep. Tim Goodwin withdrew his offensive House Bill 1145, the vague “no-go zone” bill based on Breitbartian Islamophobia. I’m glad to see that bill…
Let’s try this—the first Dakota Free Press Podcast! I met Aberdeen comedian Spencer Dobson at last Saturday’s crackerbarrel. I’m not nearly as funny as Spencer,…
Senate State Affairs showed a little good sense yesterday, transforming Senator Brock Greenfield’s ugly anti-refugee power grab. In Senate Bill 124, Senator Greenfield and a flock of fellow…
The Philip Pioneer Review and Native Sun News report on the first big public meeting hosted in Philip February 7 by RESPEC (ah! REsearch SPECialists! Now I…
Cannabidiol is a non-intoxicating cannabis extract with a variety of possible medical uses. Senate Bill 95 would add cannabidiol to the Schedule IV (least addictive) list of controlled…
As one of the majority whips, Senator Al Novstrup ought to have some pull in getting his own legislation passed. But he was able to whip almost…
Hooray! Aberdeen has put itself on the map! Oh, wait—it’s the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hate Map: Good job, Amanda, Jessica, and Paul! And special kudos to…
Senator Mike Rounds said South Dakotans don’t have to worry about his constituent-defying vote to confirm the President’s dangerously unqualified Education Secretary because her signature plan, vouchers…