South Dakota’s gross domestic product shrank by 1.7% in 2020. That’s better than the national pandemic recession of 3.5% in 2020. We also led the…
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Coronavirus itself didn’t pose much direct threat to farmers’ operations. Most of their work is socially distanced already, and we all have kept eating right…
This spring, Canadian pipeliner Enbridge is upgrading its Line 3 oil pipeline that crosses northern Minnesota on its way from Edmonton to Superior, Wisconsin. In…
Governor Kristi Noem is casting her latest attention grab as a fight for fairness for women. If she were serious about defending women, she’d have…
President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, finally approved by our hard-working Congress yesterday, isn’t just good for kids and their families. It’s good for all…
Wind turbines and federal checks have saved South Dakota’s economy from tanking and helped Governor Noem fabricate a mostly unearned budget surplus. But the Governor’s…
Kaiser Health News an Politifact offered Governor Kristi Noem an opportunity to elaborate on her Fox News claims that South Dakota has taken “a unique…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is catching heat from Republicans for behaving pragmatically and supporting some of President Joe Biden’s actions: Over the past month,…
On the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session, Joint Appropriations received a budget overview from the Bureau of Finance and Management. In that presentation,…
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said during her Senate confirmation hearing last week that we can’t afford not to incur more debt to fight coronavirus and the…