Former police chief, now Representative Doug Barthel (R-10/Sioux Falls) had more luck than David Novstrup in pushing a public safety law yesterday. While Novstrup and…
Tag: automobiles
In the Making-Stuff-Up Department, Donald Trump appeared to be daydreaming out loud when he tweeted that China is going to reduce or remove tariffs on…
Hey, Sleepy Al! Here’s an idea for problem-solving legislation: maybe you could propose a bill to tighten up our motor vehicle registration laws so South…
Republicans play class warfare. Consider today’s post from Dakota War College, in which Pat Powers slimes Democratic candidate for U.S. House Tim Bjorkman for riding…
Donald Trump is asking for authority to raise tariffs at will, in violation of the Constitution and World Trade Organization rules. His Administration has drafted…
Ford announced last month it’s dropping most of its passenger cars to make more SUVs. Great—now more of us pedestrians will die: As the number…
Since he’s not running for District 13 House again, G. Mark Mickelson will spend more of his time this summer and fall persuading us that…
The Department of Public Safety’s Crash Analysis Tool breaks down accidents by county. As we’d expect, where there are more people, there are more crashes:…
Speaking of car wrecks, the Department of Public Safety offers hours of clickable fun with its online Crash Analysis Tool (SDCAT! how can you not…
The bad news is that South Dakota saw an 11% jump in traffic fatalities in 2017. The good news is compared to history and other…