A 13% drop in sales tax revenue would usually sound a four-alarm fiscal fire. But in times of coronavirus, Sioux Falls leaders can look at…
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Harvard researchers are developing a new, faster way to gauge America’s economic activity amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker (OI) uses near-real-time…
As they open South Dakota News Watch‘s analysis of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on South Dakota’s small towns, Nick Lowrey and Bart Pfankuch find…
Unlike Donald Trump, Joe Biden has a plan for rebuilding the economy amidst coronavirus: Trump’s Democratic challenger is promising to guarantee testing for the virus…
The Legislative Research Council this week issued the best monthly state revenue report I’ve ever read. I superlativize not because the numbers are particularly good—South…
We can’t just restart the economy by restarting the economy. Work and sales and GDP won’t get back to normal until we beat the coronavirus…
Aberdeen will be able to put 100 more people to work, thanks to coronavirus and socialism: Aberdeen’s 3M facility will be adding 120,000 square feet…
Dr. Fauci Tells Senate Coronavirus Not Under Control, Rushing Reopen Will Set Back Economic Recovery
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the most trustworthy doctor in America and the best source of coronavirus guidance in Washington, D.C., told Senate Health, Education, Labor, and…
Mayor Paul TenHaken voted to ease municipal restrictions on Sioux Falls businesses last week, but he’s not going out to dinner to celebrate: Sioux Falls…
With Senator Maher’s warning in mind that South Dakota’s labor data undershoot the full scope of unemployment, let’s look at today’s April employment report for…