Rep. Steven Haugaard (R-10/Sioux Falls) claimed this morning that the state could save money if the Board of Regents quit paying for condoms and remedial…
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Fearful someone might get popped at the Corn Palace, Mitchell leaders are recommending metal detectors at the South Dakota landmark: “I think it’s a great…
Rep. Leslie Heinemann (R-8/Flandreau) is hoping Christmas shopping will save the Legislature from having to go along with Governor Dennis Daugaard’s proposed zero increase in…
The Trump Tax doesn’t just cut tax rates for rich people. It also triggers the 2010 Pay-Go law, brought to you by the fiscally responsible…
Attorney General Marty Jackley told the Government Operations and Audit Committee Monday that South Dakota needs to spend more money training its cops: Law enforcement…
The real positive news from Game, Fish, & Parks is that our state parks are outperforming sales tax revenues and the general economy. The agenda…
District 8’s legislators sound notably passive in the face of the dreary budget outlook offered by Governor Dennis Daugaard. Like the Governor, instead of offering…
Senate Minority Leader Billie Sutton (D-21/Burke), the Democrats’ standard-bearer in the 2018 gubernatorial race, joins the chorus of disappointment greeting Governor Dennis Daugaard’s bleak final…
South Dakota’s current budget faces a $33.7-million shortfall. Revenues are on track to come in $20.3 million lower than the Legislature expected when it wrote…
In his final budget address, Governor Dennis Daugaard showed he intends to go out with a whimper, not a bang. Faced with troublingly stagnant sales…