Kelly Duncan, Stacy Phelps, thanks for the idea! The Democratic caucus in Pierre is willing to learn from the corruption exposed in the Mid-Central/GEAR UP scandal.…
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In the No Hard Feelings Department, an eager reader notices an item in the January 14 Mid-Central Educational Cooperative minutes that escaped my attention in yesterday’s review:…
Mid-Central Educational Cooperative has posted the minutes of its January 14 meeting. We get no bombshells, just details of the organization’s continuing efforts to recover from…
I said last week that House Bill 1048, which would increase the number of video lottery machines per establish, raise bets and prizes, and let a more-empowered state Lottery Commission keep…
The GOP spin blog can’t bear to say much about the Governor’s State of the State speech, because a huge portion of the Governor’s speech affirms stories…
If Rep. Mark Mickelson were serious about tackling corruption, he’d look at his seatmates and say, “Hey, fellas, really?” Jonathan Ellis finds three Republican legislators—Senator R. Blake Curd…
Rep. Mark Mickelson (R-13/Sioux Falls) is feeling the GEAR UP heat. He must perceive enough rile-up among voters about corruption to move him to propose anti-corruption legislation. Having led…
Bob Mercer reports that Governor Dennis Daugaard has named Scott Herman to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Stacy Phelps last fall. One Todd County…
Attorney General Marty Jackley released four key pieces of information on his investigation of the apparent Westerhuis murders, arson, and suicide south of Platte on September 17,…
Taxpayers, take note of these two Notices to Creditors: — The motto under which the Lake Andes Wave publishes its legal notices is, “Because the People…