Senate boss Lee Schoenbeck (R-5/Lake Kampeska) blesses reporters and the public with some blunt, bruising, and occasionally insightful, refreshingly party-transcendent, and once in a blue…
Tag: corruption
In the “you’ll never work in this town again” file, Nate Welch, who used to direct marketing for the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, testified…
I guess vanity license plates aren’t enough for Kristi Noem’s narcissism. She has to have a vanity rodeo. And unlike vanity plate buyers, the Governor…
Speaking of conflicts of interest, Patrick Lalley reports that the Noem Administration appears to have written its request for proposals for its “Freedom Works Here”…
Stu Whitney’s report on Governor Kristi Noem’s baloney-riddled “Freedom Works Here” personal celebrity advancement campaign reveals not only how much baloney she’s peddling but that…
The South Dakota Freedom Caucus is jumping on the news that Senate boss Lee Schoenbeck said was coming: multiple elected officials are cashing in on…
The South Dakota Supreme Court may be impervious to purchase, but what about the United States Supreme Court? ProPublica, which just won again against billionaire…
Why bother? In 2006, South Dakota voters passed a law, Initiated Measure 5, saying that state officers and employees may use the state airplane only…
Seth Tupper notes that one reason Governor Kristi Noem may be escaping consequences for using the state plane to fly herself, her son, and his…
Democratic candidate for governor Jamie Smith notes that his opponent has brought South Dakotans one new tax—a KRISTI Tax: Fireworks fuss, nepotism, Amendment A litigation,…