Amidst a public health crisis and an economic recession, one would expect that government would increase its spending to keep people and the economy healthy.…
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Lee Strubinger reports that South Dakota “is sitting on $1.25 billion in federal relief money.” Governor Kristi Noem is claiming that the feds won’t let…
Wait—coronavirus is blowing holes in South Dakota’s budget and everyone else’s, and Governor Kristi Noem says we probably don’t need a Special Session? Governor Kristi…
We have our first state revenue report reflecting the impact of coronavirus on South Dakota’s fiscal situation. Sales tax collected in March and sent to…
In good news, coronavirus means we’re all driving less. In bad news, coronavirus means we’re all driving less. Transportation Secretary Darin Bergquist predicts doom for…
Northwestern Area superintendent Ryan Bruns’s latest column mostly offers personal reflections on the coronavirus pandemic. He says the enormity of the public health crisis inclines…
On the good side, closing bars and casinos means that people who are predisposed to gamble with their money have fewer opportunities to go out…
South Dakota’s response to an economic crisis—cut the budget and pray for help from Uncle Sam and T. Denny—runs counter to sound fiscal policy. When…
I noted yesterday in my update of my review of the twelve emergency bills coming up on Veto-Plus Day today that the $89.6 million in…
The Governor and legislators are piling new bills into an emergency hopper for Monday’s historic Online Veto-Plus Day. When I checked at breakfasttime today, there…