In other news… I’m running for the District 3 State Senate seat. From my campaign Issues page… I’m running for South Dakota Senate because I love…
Tag: democracy
I give Art Marmorstein a hard time for his column on race, and he still invites me to speak on campus! But he’s bringing muscle to…
I’m reading a book by John Rawls called Political Liberalism [Columbia University Press, 1996]. The introduction offers this neat summary of the primary question we politicians (and…
Sioux Falls lawyer and lobbyist Justin Smith is waging Twitter war on the Anti-Corruption Act proposed by Rick Weiland and Don Frankenfeld. Secretary of State…
That’s no video stalker—that’s Libertarian Party chair Ken Santema filming Democratic Party chair Ann Tornberg and four other loyal South Dakota Democrats at Thursday’s “Front Porch Forum” hosted by…
Faulkton voters will have their say on whether their school district should spend millions of dollars to build a new building and renovate some existing school space. AAN’s Shannon Marvel reports…
In response to Bob Mercer’s suggestion that South Dakota require petition circulators to register, provide photo ID and proof of residence, and sign a statement pledging…
Stu Whitney earns his pay for the week with his lengthy profile of alpha barista and payday-lender fighter Steve Hildebrand. Whitney reports that the intense fight for…
Speaking of income inequality (thank you, Senator Sanders!), Governing offers this clickable map showing that economic growth has outpaced median income growth in every state: From 2000 to…