Ah, so this is why Donald Trump calls the caravan of migrants asking America for help a bunch of criminals: they’re actually practicing democracy better…
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30 policies in 60 seconds? That’s the kind of Legislature nerd you’ll get by electing me to the South Dakota Senate: You can read the…
Friend and Dakota Free Press contributor Toby Uecker drove all the way to Aberdeen for chuck roast and campaign podcasting. We sat down for a…
“We don’t suffer from gridlock; we suffer from one-party domination,” says Rick Knobe in this documentary clip from Hedrick Smith on initiative, referendum, and the…
That Sioux Falls paper almost agrees with me, but they agree completely with one of my frequent Black Hills commenters: Vote NO on everything, says…
With one month before the statewide election, that Sioux Falls paper is reducing citizens’ opportunity to offer timely content in the state’s largest newspaper: While…
Teresa Ann Robbins, Democratic candidate for District 6 Senate, isn’t afraid of debate. She recognizes open conversation with people who disagree with us as a…
Rapid City lawyer and writer David Ganje wryly imagines a conversation between himself and state government to depict Pierre’s arrogant resistance to public participation in state…
Sifting through Maria Butina’s extensive trail of online commentary, Rolling Stone finds the accused Russian spy deeming her dupes at the National Rifle Association problematically undemocratic…