…and Whose Fault Is That Unfairness? Rep. Al Novstrup and I agree that South Dakota’s current method of assessing agricultural land for property tax is a mess.…
Tag: agriculture
One of the complaints against Senate Bill 136, the bipartisan grassy buffer strips bill that Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed last spring, was that the bill…
If you want the Governor to sign a bill, it can’t have a “D” in front of it. It has to have two Ds. Following signals…
Did Rep. Kristi Noem lie to us about her abdication from the House Agriculture Committee? Facing criticism from Democratic challenger Rep. Paula Hawks for abandoning South Dakota’s agricultural interests in…
The ever engaging, enthusiastic, and enlightening Rep. Paula Hawks spent Friday at the Brown County Fair asking voters to send her to Washington. The Democrat…
Rep. Kristi Noem is trying to say she’s doing more for South Dakota on House Ways and Means than on House Agriculture, but whatever committee she’s on,…
State Rep. Paula Hawks has U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem playing defense. In response to the Democratic U.S. House candidate’s criticism of her abdication from the House Agriculture…
Skunk Creek is less skunky, thanks to a joint city/state/federal effort to pay farmers to keep their cows out of the water during the best boating months:…
The Aberdeen American News doesn’t endorse candidates. But in yesterday’s edition, the AAN editorial board endorsed my position on grassy buffer strips, a position my opponent in…
Quick reach for a political parallel: Could Rep. Tim Huelskamp’s loss in the Kansas primary signal danger for Rep. Kristi Noem in the South Dakota general election?…