Back in 2021, the Legislature appropriated $5 million to buy frequent luxury flyer Kristi Noem a new-to-us turboprop plane. Now Governor Larry Rhoden is jumping…
Tag: budget
Governor Larry Rhoden continues his predecessor Kristi Noem’s tradition of keeping South Dakota dependent on the federal government. Rhoden’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2027…
Governor Larry Rhoden noted in his budget address yesterday that Medicaid has now overtaken K-12 as a share of the state general fund. But don’t…
Governor Larry Rhoden’s proposed budget assumes the state will take in 2.4% more revenue in Fiscal Year 2027 than it is on track to take…
The illegal Department of Government efficiency, which dropped below the radar when King Don and Jester Elon fell out last spring, has been dissolved early:…
Before its first meeting Wednesday, the Correctional Rehabilitation Task Force had the chance to sit in with the Legislature’s Initial Incarceration, Reentry Analysis, and Comparison…
You may think, “Oh, I don’t need food stamps, so the government shutdown won’t hurt me.” But South Dakota’s jet set could take a hit…
On June 30, the White House said its Big Ugly Bill would cut the national debt: Let’s be clear: A vote against the One Big…
Four Republicans on the Legislature’s Rules Review Committee voted in July to cut Temporary Assistance for Needy Families by 10%, saving the state $1.5 million…
Also holding a special meeting Tuesday will be the Lake County Commission, which needs to pull over a half-million dollars from reserves to cover next…