A quick read of Governor Kristi Noem’s transgender-bullying executive orders—one illegal, one powerless—told me that Noem’s decrees, like her entire gubernatoriate, is about her goober-notoreity,…
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The Legislature wisely rejected Governor Kristi Noem’s attempt to unconstitutionally rewrite House Bill 1217 under the thin guise of a “style-and-form veto.” The House threw…
Coronavirus has posed greater health risks to older people than to younger people. According to the CDC, coronavirus hasn’t killed anyone under 30 in our…
Governor Kristi Noem made a big show of rejecting some federal unemployment assistance last summer, complete with misrepresentations of data. Of course, she also misrepresented…
Understanding Kristi Noem’s priorities requires looking at just two bills, House Bill 1282 and House Bill 1279. HB 1282 proposes the $5 million our Governor…
Three years ago, Representative Shawn Bordeaux (D-26A/Mission) won passage of legislation to protect Lakota students’ right to wear Native regalia at school ceremonies. This year…
Less than 24 hours on the job, and President Joe Biden has already done all sorts of good for South Dakota. Here’s what South Dakota…
When Governor Kristi Noem launched the Legislative Session with her Trumpist attack on teachers, she called for new civics education focused on American exceptionalism: Students should be…
Maybe instead of blaming teachers for Donald Trump’s insurrection and pretending she alone can write civics curriculum to equip kids for the challenges of civic debate…
After Sioux Falls school board president Cynthia Mickelson criticized Governor Kristi Noem’s “inexcusable” attack on teachers in her State of the State Address Tuesday, Governor…