In today’s minutiae, I notice one tiny error on the official 2016 Ballot Question Pamphlet that’s got to be chafing the supporters of Initiated Measure 22, the…
Dakota Free Press Posts
If South Dakota’s regulators and courts won’t save us from Big Oil, at least their pipelines-unter-alles attitude is helping keep Minnesota clean for our camping trips. Canadian…
Rocky de la Fuente is having a bad week. On Tuesday, the Florida businessman lost his U.S. Senate Democratic primary, placing a Bosworthian fourth behind…
My State Senator just called me a liar. Senator David Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) shared a pleasant lunch with 29 of our neighbors and Secretary of State…
The Western Area Power Administration has posted for public review and comment its draft environmental assessment of the Willow Creek Wind Energy Facility, a $210-million, 45-turbine, 103-megawatt wind…
Lawrence County voters said no Tuesday to a new quarry in Centennial Valley, between Spearfish and Whitewood. In a referendum vote, 1,103 Lawrence County residents voted to overturn a conditional use…
Ticket sales at the Brown County Fair are once again sparking controversy at the courthouse. After complications with issuing tickets and reporting sales last year, the Brown…
My inbox runneth over with interesting events around the state for progressive folks who’d like to promote the general welfare. Here’s a sampling: Friday and…
The latest Dakota Free Press poll finds strong support among blog readers for Amendment V, the open non-partisan primary proposal. Conducted from Sunday, August 28, through breakfast…
Prevailing Winds moved yesterday to withdraw its application to build a 100-turbine, 201-megawatt wind farm in Bon Homme and Charles Mix counties. In a document submitted to…