The first monthly revenue report of Fiscal Year 2019 suggests our tax revenues are again outperforming our Legislature’s conservative estimates. We bought more stuff in…
Tag: gambling
Put a cork in any Special Session enthusiasm: Speaker G. Mark Mickelson says South Dakota will play follow-the-leader on sports betting: “I think something like…
And Y, why, Y! Patrick Lalley invited me onto the glorious KSOO airwaves again this afternoon. We had a fine and lively conversation about Neal…
The United States Supreme Court just offered South Dakota a budgetary shot in the arm. No, they haven’t given Marty Jackley a win on our…
The South Dakota Senate is aiming to be 100% more productive than the House today. Today’s Senate calendar has eight bills compared to the House’s four.…
We all know Governor Daugaard and the rest of the state’s leaders are hoping to save our budget by persuading the Supreme Court to reverse…
Here’s what South Dakota really needs: a definition of cheating! Senate Bill 43, requested by the Department of Revenue, would write a definition of cheating into our…
The main Republican way to avoid talking about the role of guns in gun violence is to talk about mental health care (not that Speaker Ryan…
The U.S. economy grew 1.4% in the first quarter of this year. New Bureau of Economic Analysis data show that 43 states and the District…
Mr. Ehrisman mentions with dismay Yankton’s proposal to become a riverside Deadwood by building the “Port Yankton” casino on the Missouri River downtown. Expanding gambling options in…