I’ve been reviewing an updated summary of FY2017 legislator travel reimbursements provided by the Legislative Research Council. This updated list includes “miscellaneous” charges along with transportation,…
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Today’s juxtaposition of South Dakota “pro-life” attitudes: In Brown County, following an incident in which a man brought a garden shovel into the courthouse and…
Under President Barack Obama, we pulled the economy out of recession and got the federal deficit back below the 40-year average as measured by percentage…
And in more cruel, vindictive chaos, Donald Trump plans to yank $7 billion in cost-sharing reductions that are helping seven million Americans afford health insurance. “What…
Nine Republican legislators from South Dakota traveled on taxpayer dollars in Fiscal Year 2017 to imbibe the corporate-fascist nectar of ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange…
Senator Billie Sutton offers two draft bills for the Government Operations and Audit Committee’s consideration today (or maybe tomorrow) in Sioux Falls. The Democratic gubernatorial…
I might like my new local Regent. Governor Dennis Daugaard appointed Jim Thares to fill hoary old Harvey Jewett’s seat on the Board of Regents…
Among his numerous fallacious excuses, Governor Dennis Daugaard supports the destructive repeal of the Affordable Care Act and reduction of federal support for Medicaid in…
The Legislative Research Council just issued the July and August reports on Medical Services Data and Trends, which tell us how much South Dakota and…
More people bought tattoos and tacky shirts in Sturgis last month, but Rally sales didn’t lift the rest of the state. According to the Legislative…